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A member asked:

Looking at needles, & piercings make me weak. can i have general?

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Unlikely: If your goal is to get piercings or tattoos, then these are done by non-medical practitioners who have no skills in general anesthesia and in fact cannot give local. You probably should re-think a decision to get these done if you cannot stand the discomfort.

Dr Lewis and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/1/2012

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