Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...

Subcutaneous injections are a method of administering medication just under the skin, between the fatty tissue and muscle. It allows medication to be absorbed slowly over a longer period of time.

Subcutaneous injections typically cause minimal pain since they involve small, short needles that do not penetrate deeply into the tissue. People may be able to reduce the pain of injections by ...