“How do doctors numb your finger before surgery?”
I am a 42 year old male. I will have finger surgery under local anesthesia. How do doctors numb your finger before surgery?
7 Answers
AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist
They don't
Inject local anesthetic in 4 quadrants around your finger using a small needle.
Your finger will be "numbed" by a digital block. This entails using a syringe (and small needle) to inject local anesthetic around the nerves that supply your finger. It can be a bit uncomfortable.
The anesthesiologist will inject local anesthetics at the root of the finger to be operated and numb the pain sensation of the finger(s), which will last for half an hour to several hours, depending on the kind and the dose of the particular local anesthetic used.
If the patient is nervous, the doctor may also give a sedative drug, oral and/or intravenous, to treat anxiety.
If the patient is nervous, the doctor may also give a sedative drug, oral and/or intravenous, to treat anxiety.
Injection of local anesthetic on either side of your finger to achieve a digital block.
Local anesthesia drugs can be injected into the surgical site itself or along the path of the nerves which run to the surgical site.
For finger surgery, local anesthesia could be used.
