Can I get lidocaine and epinephrine injection if I can’t have epinephrine at the dentist?

Hi James, Breaking it down etymologically, "cytologic" basically means "of or relating to cells" and "atypia" means, well, "atypical."  In the setting of a nevus, this means that there wasn't a significant proportion of the cells that showed an abnormal appearance consistent...

From your picture and what you described, it does look like the area could be infected.  The spreading of any redness,a malodorous discharge, and increasing pain are warning signs not to be ignored.  Please speak to your doctor right away and have the area examined.

Most of the time, when lidocaine is used just for local anesthesia, it causes little or no reactions for the patient.  Most of lidocaine's effects should wear off in about four hours, which is twice the half life of the medication.  Common reactions can be injection site pain and...

2% hydroquinone is a good starting place.  The prescription level in the US is a 4% HQ, and your doctor can have a compounding pharmacy create a higher dose, like a 6% or 8% if needed.  I find that people who do not respond to the HQ usually just need a higher dose.  Don't use it...

Mole removal begins with a comprehensive examination and consultation to determine the likelihood of a mole being worrisome. Excisional and incisional biopsies are reserved for suspicious moles. But it’s good news that most moles are not problematic and are only cosmetic, thus leading to the o...

Thank you so much for your question. I tell my patients that it is normal to feel a bump or firmness underneath the tissue where a lesion was excised. This can be present for even up to a year after surgery. As the scar matures over time, this firmness usually resolves on its own, and...