A 41-year-old member asked:

Could you buy lidocaine gel/cream over the counter?

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Dr. Glenn Messinaanswered

Aesthetic Medicine 37 years experience

Yes: Many over the counter topical analgesics and pain ointments have a low dose of lidocane, novacaine or prilocaine.

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan commented

Dermatology 59 years experience

The prescriptions will be more effective

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