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Local anaesthesia involves numbing an area of the body using a type of medicine called a local anaesthetic.

These medicines can be used to treat painful conditions, prevent pain during a procedure or operation, or relieve pain after surgery.

Unlike general anaesthetics[1], local anaesthetics dont cause you to lose consciousness.

This means theyre generally safer, dont normally require any special preparation before theyre used, and you can recover from them more quickly.

Local anaesthetics are usually given by dentists, surgeons, anaesthetists, GPs and other doctors.

Some medicines containing mild local anaesthetic are also available on prescription or over the counter from pharmacies.

Depending on what theyre being used for, local an...