local anaesthetic

The procedure, which typically lasts between one and two hours, is usually carried out under local anaesthetic and is mainly performed on older patients.

He also offered to inject increasing doses of local anaesthetic without a prescriber present - again illegal - and did not ask for our reporter's weight, thus putting her at risk of an overdose.

Infections, scarring, significant deformities and reactions to local anaesthetic, including toxicity, are also risks.

The local anaesthetic numbs the nerves in the short term.

Others offer a steam treatment that takes about 20 minutes, under local anaesthetic, with the patient awake.