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When Should Numbing from Topical Cream Dissipate?

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KandieDec 21, 2011

It's been 4 and a half hours since I had juvederm injections in my lips for the first time. The doctor didn't do a dental block and only used numbing cream on my lips and around my mouth. My lips are beginning to regain some sensitivity by I am still numb around my mouth. Is this normal?

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Dr. Leyda Elizabeth Bowes, MD
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Dr. Jo Herzog, MD
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Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
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Dr. Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired)
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