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Stabilize the syringe with both hands, thumb ready on the plunger so that the patient does not feel every little wobble of painful needle movement before the needle entry site is numbed, which can take up to 60 seconds. Reproduced with permission from Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;132:675–684.
