title: Pain management in dermatologic procedures: before and after.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Periprocedural analgesic therapy is an often overlooked, but critical component of ensuring adequate surgical patient care and overall satisfaction with surgical outcomes. Adequate pain management requires thorough assessment of pain and complete knowledge and understanding of the various therapeutic agents available.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To further the knowledge and understanding of current strategies in pain management.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review was conducted through PubMed to define current pain assessment and management strategies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Appropriate pain assessment leads to the selection of optimal pharmacologic options for pain control in the acute postoperative setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. Lana.Kashlan@bmc.org
authors.forename: Lana N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Kashlan
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003880:Dermatology; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid