local anaesthetic
Britishnoun
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Laser therapy, or laser ablation, is a procedure done under local anaesthetic where a laser burns away the abnormal cells.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
For the duration of the procedure the client is wide awake, having had low levels of local anaesthetic injected into the skin and the deeper tissue beneath.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Before undergoing the treatment, performed under local anaesthetic, she said her surgeon told her she would have a sinus lift and a bone graft, along with removing her veneers and having implants put in.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
Infections, scarring, significant deformities and reactions to local anaesthetic, including toxicity, are also risks.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
He used a local anaesthetic called something or other “snow,” which froze the tissue and avoided pain until the probe, the scalpel or the forceps got below the frozen portion.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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