How do local anaesthetics stay local for several hours instead of transferring around your body through the bloodstream?

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How do local anaesthetics stay local for several hours instead of transferring around your body through the bloodstream?

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Usually epinephrine is added to the solution. This causes your blood vessels to tighten so it takes longer for the anesthetic solution to get absorbed into your bloodstream.

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