General questions
What is the best injection technique for me?
The injection site and technique should be recommended to you by your healthcare professional.
The recommended injection techniques are:
- Injection with a skin fold at a 90° angle. It is recommended that you inject into a skin fold vertically (at a 90° angle) to prevent too deep an injection and hitting the muscle tissue. To make a skin fold when injecting, pinch the skin between the thumb and forefinger and do not pull up the muscle.
- Injection with a skin fold at a 45° angle. This injection technique is only recommended when you have very little subcutaneous fatty tissue. The minimum angle should be 45°. If the angle is less than 45°, the drug may not reach the subcutaneous fatty tissue and result in wealing or bruising at the injection site.
- Injection without a skin fold at a 90° angle: if your layer of subcutaneous fatty tissue is very thick, you can make an injection without a skin fold. When you do not use a skin fold, it is recommended that you inject at a 90° angle and choose a short or medium-length needle (up to 6 mm).
- A correct skin fold is made by lifting the skin with the thumb and index finger (possibly adding the middle finger). If the skin is lifted using the whole hand, muscle may be lifted as well as subcutaneous tissue, which can lead to intramuscular injections.
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