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Wound Infiltration in Patients with Chronic Pain after Forehead Lift Surgery -A case report-  

Lee, Woo Chang (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institude, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Kyung Bong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institude, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Duck Mi (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institude, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jeong Soo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institude, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Pain / v.21, no.1, 2008 , pp. 80-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
Local infiltration in surgical wounds can reduce postoperative pain with very few side effects. We experienced two cases of chronic pain after forehead lift surgery. A 41-year-old male patient was suffering from a headache at the crown of the head and pain from the posterior neck. A 54-year-old female patient had pain around the forehead, worsened by psychological stress. They underwent forehead lift surgery 10 years and 8 months ago, respectively. Conservative treatments such as medication and physical therapy were not effective. After wound infiltration with 1% lidocaine more than ten times, pain significantly resolved in both patients.
Keywords
forehead lift surgery; headache; wound infiltration;
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