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Managing Needles

Check your needles

THE CHOICE AS THE HANDLING OR MANAGEMENT OF NEEDLES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN ENDOPEEL TECHNIQUES.

Each time that carbolic or phenic acid goes through a needle, it makes this last- hard - unflexible - easy to break

broken needle with Rx

Broken Needle Radiography

On this picture, a needle 27g has been broken in 3 pieces during a gluteopexy by a physician. The physician didn t take care about the hardness, unflexibility and curve of the needle. Fortunately the 3 pieces have been eliminated by themselves without damaging the patient: No emergency surgery was needed, following the diagnosis of the radiologist.
curve needle

MANAGING NEEDLES DURING ENDOPEEL PROCEDURES

   In such case, it is easy to understand that following points are important:

  • the needle has to be as much flexible as possible. ( That s why we chose BD) -
  • never remove the bubbles through the needle, which will be in contact with the patient, otherwise the needle will be hard at 1 st injection, which may create pain and discomfort to the patient.
  • never take off the syringe-needle slowly, otherwise you may traumatise the tissues with a ,, hard,, needle, which will provoke an unuseful pain and edema. -
  • if you have difficulties to inject, remove immediately the needle from syringe and put a new needle. 
  • if the patient feels pain at moment of injection, remove the needle from syringe and put a new needle
  • control at each injection if your needle is not curved.In case your needle is not any more straight, remove it and put a new needle.

Conclusion

IT IS USUAL TO USE 1 NEEDLE FOR EACH SYRINGE 1 ML BUT PREPARE MORE IN CASE OF !

DO NOT MAKE ECONOMY ON QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF NEEDLES