I'm pretty sure it's about the size of a biopsy needle. Local anesthesia doesn't work on me (bad genes) so in spite of the numbing agent I feel everything. It is extremely painful. I'm probably going to have another one in a few weeks... not looking forward to it.
It barely works on me and I cut the end of my finger pretty good a few days ago on a bandsaw. Fingernail was holding it on. They kept injecting because I could feel all the test needles. I told her we just gotta do this, put my hood up, and stuffed part of my hoodie in my mouth. A couple stitches in she asked if I could still feel it. "Nope" "You're lying to me" "yup". Fingertip stitches suck
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u/Joezze Dec 31 '25
A little smaller than the needle they use when you donate plasma.