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Upper Lip Nerve Block
Aka: Upper Lip Nerve Block, Regional Anesthesia of Upper Lip
- See Also
- Lower Lip Nerve Block
- Regional Anesthesia (Nerve Block)
- Local Skin Anesthesia
- Field Block
- Hematoma Block
- Digital Block
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Indication
- Upper lip Anesthesia
- Technique
- Forms two lines of Anesthesia
- Each line connects mouth angle to same side Nasal Ala
- Infiltrate with total of 5-10 cc of 1% Lidocaine
- Insert needle at right mouth angle
- Direct needle superiorly toward right Nasal Ala
- Infiltrate from mouth angle to Nasal Ala
- Repeat from left mouth angle to left Nasal Ala
- References
- Moy in Pfenninger (1994) Procedures, p. 145-55
- Salam (2004) Am Fam Physician 69(3):585-90 [PubMed]