How Long Does Marcaine Effect Last?

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014

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Question : Am having marcaine injection into my knee prior to Prolozone therapy. How long will the marcaine effect last , such that after it wears off I can give my Doctor a true assessment of the effects of the Prolozone therapy alone?

Answered by Dr. Karl Logan (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer: A few hours Detailed Answer: Hi, The effects of marcaine should last a few hours. Prozolone therapy often contains a local anesthetic drug too, procaine. I hope this answes your question. Best wishes

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