title: Local anesthesia for surgical procedures of the upper eyelid using filling cannula: our technique.
abstract: Sometimes, after local anesthetic injection for surgical procedures of the upper eyelid, it is possible to observe superficial preseptal hematomas or excessive lid swelling that may distort the tissues and obscure surgical landmarks. We present a technique to perform local anesthesia of the upper eyelids, using a 27-gauge needle and a 26-gauge filling cannula, that may decrease the incidence of hematomas and bruising.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, IRCCS San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy; and Department of General Surgery, Ospedale S. Andrea, La spezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trapasso
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, IRCCS San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy; and Department of General Surgery, Ospedale S. Andrea, La spezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Aniello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veneroso