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Is it ok to use numbing cream for frostbite pain?

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Dr. Scott Keith answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Damaged goods..: Not recommended. Damaged skin does not work the same way normal skin works, therefore the mechanism of action is unpredictable.

Answered 5/7/2016

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