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Written by David_R at 21 Jun 2004 06:27:47: Re: Soreness at Anesthetic Site
As an answer to: Re: Soreness at Anesthetic Site written by Will - UK at 19 Jun 2004 18:13:04:
>My guess is that when he was giving the local anesthetic injection, he unknowingly also hit a blood vesel and caused a hematoma or blood blister under the skin.
You are correct. This was a hematoma and will go in time. Ibuprofen cannot help at all at this stage.
It is not too late to try a papain derivative (there are many of these) but the greatest improvement is based on time. You will be 100% okay in the not-too-distant future.