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Can you die from local anesthesia for a small cosmetic procedure? i don't react well to benzo's. scared of if they want mild sedation.
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LA: Death from local anesthetic is really very rare. Death from too much sedation is less rare. If you do not react well to Benzo's then just have only local anesthetic do not do any sedation.
Answered 12/11/2015
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