Blunt needles preferable to avoid pain, bruising in upper blepharoplasty

Using blunt needles to administer local anesthesia during upper blepharoplasty procedures showed lower occurrence of pain and hemorrhage, according to study results published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.Forty-four patients planning to undergo primary upper blepharoplasty were recruited for the study between October 2014 and October 2015. All patients were Asian and female with a mean age of 31 years (range, 18-56).

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