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Originally Posted by darksithbunny
Is it true they use cocaine for nose jobs? I had a nurse tell me a few years ago that they did. Can any of you tell me if this was so in your cases?
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Well, lots of anesthetics are in the "caine" family, which are related to cocaine. This includes novocaine and lidocaine, which are commonly used for dental work too. I doubt cocaine would ever be used these days, but maybe in the past, who knows? And usually it is the epinephrine mixed in with the anesthetic that slows the bleeding, not the anesthetic itself.