Lox Injection, Lidocaine

Lidocaine is used for local anesthesia (numb tissues in a specific area)

Lidocaine works by stopping sodium from entering the nerve endings at the site of pain, Pain is caused by the stimulation of pain receptors at the ends of nerves, this causes sodium to enter nerve endings which then causes an electrical signal to build up in the nerve. This electrical signal then passes along the nerve to the brain and interpreted as pain. When lignocaine stops sodium from entering the nerve endings it temporarily blocks the pathway of pain signals along nerves to the brain thus temporarily numbing the local tissue in that area.

Patients who take Lidocaine may suffer from such side effects;

Feeling sick and vomiting,
Blurred vision,
Drowsiness,
Confusion,
Nervousness,
Shaking, usually of the hands (tremor),
Seizures (convulsions),
Pins and needles (paraesthesia),
Dizziness,
Sensation of ringing, or other noise in the ears (tinnitus), or increased sensitivity to noise,
Rash,
Low blood pressure (hypotension),
Slow heart rate (bradycardia),
Shortness of breath,
Slow, shallow breathing (respiratory depression),

Lidocaine Topical is used to reduce pain or discomfort caused by anal fissure, piles, local anesthesia, sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, and minor cuts, scratches, or burns and mouth sores.

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic or also known as a numbing medication. Lidocaine works by blocking nerve signals from the nerves to brain which decreases the sensation of pain.

Patients who take Lidocaine Topical may suffer from such side effects;

Abnormal sensation,
Application site swelling,
Skin redness