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Emla cream is a numbing cream.
Numb mean that you can’t feel anything when the cream is put on your arm.
It is used on the skin before having an injection.
This will make the area of your skin numb before you have your injection.
This will stop you feeling any pain.
It can be bought from a pharmacy or given to you by your doctor.
This must be applied to the skin around the area for the injection an hour before you have your injection.
Putting the cream on will not hurt.
When the cream has been put on a clear dressing should be put on top to keep the cream in place.
The doctor or nurse will remove the clear dressing before they give you your injection.
Then the nurse will give you your injection.
You won’t feel the injection because you have emla cream on.