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I am considering a stretch marks treatment with a radioFrequency micro-needling device, lidocaine 5% is going to be used as a numbing cream, is it safe knowing that I am still breast feeding? If not, what is the explanation.
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Hello, lidocaine is classified as a category B drug, so safe to be used in pregnancy and lactation. In your case, it is just a topical use (cream), so the absorption into the body systemically and its secretion in breast milk is very less and would not pose any such risk for the infant during breast feeding.
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Local application of any cream is fine even if you are breastfeeding
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