Cream Emla

In life, sometimes there is a need to conduct some kind of painful procedure (cosmetic, surgical). To relieve himself of painful sensations, a person resorts to anesthesia. For these purposes, use local anesthesia, which can be carried out with the help of a spray, creams or an injection.

One of the popular, affordable and effective tools is Emla cream, which will be discussed in this article.

Composition and principle of action of Emla cream

Emla is a cream, a homogeneous consistency of white color, based on 2 anesthetics of the amide type: lidocaine and prilocaine. It provides local anesthesia through the deep penetration of active components into the layers of the epidermis and dermis. The duration of action depends on the dose applied to the skin and the period of application of the occlusive dressing. This cream can be used not only on the skin, but also on the mucous membranes.

After applying Emla cream on the surface of the skin, the analgesic effect is achieved after about an hour and remains for up to 5 hours, and on the mucous membrane - much faster - after 5-10 minutes, but also passes faster.

Application of Emla pain medication

Emla as an analgesic is widely used in the following procedures:

• depilation and depilation ;
• tattooing and piercing;
• cosmetic or surgical manipulations associated with injections: mesotherapy, injections of Botox and others;
• small surgical intervention;
• removal of benign vascular neoplasms or warts;
• mechanical cleaning, treatment and dressing of wounds, especially trophic ulcers located on the lower limbs;
• for conducting laboratory studies, for example: taking a puncture.

How to properly use Emla cream?

To achieve the maximum effect, using Emla cream, it is necessary to carry out the following instruction:

1. The cream is applied a thick layer, the dosage should be calculated by the doctor, depending on the state of the body and the necessary area of ​​anesthesia.
2. The place on which the product was applied is closed with the application (attached in the package with a sticker). The time that the bandage needs to be kept depends on the procedure followed, and is usually indicated in the instructions accompanying the drug. When epilating a large area of ​​the skin, Emla can be covered with simple cellophane.

Begin a painful procedure, after removing the bandage, you can do it differently:

• on the skin - for an hour;
• on the mucous membranes - no later than 10 minutes, but better immediately.

When using Emla cream, you should pay attention to the fact that:

1. Do not apply on the eye area.
2. Use on open wounds (except trophic ulcers) and on skin areas where there are damages: scratches, scrapes, abscesses.
3. Do not let the cream into the middle ear.
4. If signs of overexcitation or vice versa of the oppression of the nervous system, as well as the appearance of seizures and malfunctions in the functioning of the cardiac system, it is necessary to remove the bandage, remove the un-absorbed cream and, if necessary, conduct symptomatic therapy, that is, calm or cheer, or even need to give anticonvulsants.

Analogues of Emla cream

If you have a hypersensitivity to any component of the drug, you can replace it with other local anesthetics:

• Anestesol;
• Articaine;
• Artifrin;
• Dentinox;
• Kamistad;
• Lidocaine cage;
• Lidocaine ;
• Menovazine;
• Ultracaine.

The use of Emla cream for epilation and other cosmetic procedures, will allow to avoid psychological and physical discomfort during their carrying out.