A member asked:

I have just want to know what doctors or nurses rub on a certain skin area before they inject you with a needle. is it a local anesthetic?

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Dr. Ionel Rad answered

Not usually : Rubing of skin is usually done with rubbing alcohol or any other antiseptic so that the procedure is relatively clean procedure, with low risk of infection.

Answered 2/25/2014

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