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Local anesthesia
A local anesthetic is a drug that acts to deaden the nerves in the area that it is injected into.
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A 46-year old asked:
What is used for local anesthesia?
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How long does local anesthesia last?
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How is local anesthesia administered?
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How much does the local anesthesia injection hurt?
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A 28-year old asked:
Why doesn't local anesthesia spread to the whole body?
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How long does it take for local anesthesia to wear off?
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A 36-year old asked:
What can they give you if you have tolerance to local anesthesia?
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How long can it take for local anesthesia injection to wear off?
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A 48-year old asked:
Expert opinions? What kind of local anesthesia is useful for topical administration only?
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Does alcohol reverse the effects of local anesthesia?
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What effect will street drugs have on local anesthesia?
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A 24-year old asked:
How is general anesthesia different from local anesthesia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Does local anesthesia make you high if it gets in your blood?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can a mentoplasty procedure be done by using local anesthesia?
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A 44-year old asked:
Partially erupted wisdom and local anesthesia. What can I expect?
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A 24-year old asked:
How do doctors decide whether to use general or local anesthesia?
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A 37-year old asked:
Should there be pain in spine after a local anesthesia block there?
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A 45-year old asked:
I am going for an abortion and am getting local anesthesia, does it hurt?
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A 39-year old asked:
I am having a procedure done without local anesthesia, should I be concerned?
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A 39-year old asked:
Whats the difference between local anesthesia & topical anesthesia for delivery?
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A 36-year old asked:
Please advise what is the difference between local anesthesia & topical anesthesia?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Will doing rhino and septoplasty at sametime under only local anesthesia pose risks like anesthesia toxicitity?
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A 37-year old asked:
Wondering if it's ok to use lidocaine spary as a local anesthesia for reducing the pain of the sex for the first time?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is local anesthesia the same thing as IV sedation?
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A 34-year old asked:
Root canal local anesthesia how long does it last?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is local anesthesia used for inclusion cyst removal?
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A 35-year old asked:
Will local anesthesia hurt when giving to the cervix?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Can a d&c be done in drs. Office under local anesthesia?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could you have a cholecystectomy done under local anesthesia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why don't some people respond to local anesthesia or novocaine?
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