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(Created page with "<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p><br/> <b>Subcutaneous</b> refers to the <i>subcutis</i> - the layer of the <a href="/index.php?title=Skin" title="Skin">skin</a> directly below the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Dermis" title="Dermis">dermis</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Epidermis" title="Epidermis">epidermis</a> (referred to together as the <i>cutis</i>). The subcutis is also sometimes...") |
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'''Subcutaneous''' refers to the ''subcutis'' - the layer of the [[Skin|skin]] directly below the [[Dermis|dermis]] and [[Epidermis|epidermis]] (referred to together as the ''cutis''). The subcutis is also sometimes called the ''hypodermis''. | |||
[[Injectable Anesthetic|Injectable anesthetics]] used in [[Body modification|body modification]] are generally [[Local Anesthesia|local anesthetics]] injected subcutaneously, as opposed to [[Intravenous|intravenously]] (I.V.) or [[Intramuscular|intramuscularly]] (I.M.). | |||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Dermal Elevator]] | |||
* [[Implant]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 25 September 2023
Subcutaneous refers to the subcutis - the layer of the skin directly below the dermis and epidermis (referred to together as the cutis). The subcutis is also sometimes called the hypodermis.
Injectable anesthetics used in body modification are generally local anesthetics injected subcutaneously, as opposed to intravenously (I.V.) or intramuscularly (I.M.).