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What do the doctors put on you that makes your leg numb (where you got the stitches)?
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See below: Usually inject xylocaine (lidocaine) locally, but can use sprays prior to injection. If numbness persists, suggests damage to superficial cutaneous nerves, which will gradually regenerate as healing proceeds.
Answered 5/3/2015
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