Immersion cryoanaesthesia: A low-cost, easy-to-do technique to reduce pain during injections into digits

Because of rich sensory innervation, any injection  into the digits is a singularly unpleasant experience for patients (eg, injection of lidocaine for local anaesthesia; the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine1; or purified protein derivative for warts on the digits).

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - May 10, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tejas Vishwanath, Sandip Agrawal, Sunil Ghate, Rachita Dhurat, Geeta Shinde, Angela Nagpal Tags: JAAD Online: Therapeutic pearl Source Type: research