[The surface anesthesia in outpatient pediatric department].

The combination of even parts lidocaine and prilocaine in crème substance was used for surface anesthesia in 73 children, aged 1,5-16 years. Such surgical interventions as molluscum contagiosum eradication, laser wart resection and prepuce synechia dissection were performed. The described anesthetic was highly effective in all areas, but the nasolabial triangle. Resection of warts larger then 0,5 sm required either additional infiltrative anesthesia or step-wise resection. Local allergic reaction was registered in one case, no systemic reactions were noticed. Generally, the used method of surface anesthesia proved to be highly appropriate in pediatric practice.