I got my lip stitched in the hallway at the rink during a game by our "trainer" and I turned out fine. When I went to the hospital later the doctor just asked when I had my last tetanus shot and sent me on my way.
I've used supreglue before, but never the caustic pencil. Where do you find these?
I got mine from my veterinarian. They use them to cauterize nails when they clip them. I just asked him for a few and he gave me 10 of them about 5 years back.
I believe Crazy Glue was originally invented for use in WWII medical field kits. It was a stopgap to prevent guys bleeding to death before their reached a hospital. Hard to do stitches while under fire.
Edit - looking at the Crazy Glue website, apparently that isn't true.
That said - you want to go to a professional if you're cut bad enough to need stitches. 99 times out of 100 you'll be fine sorting yourself out, but there will be that one time where you have nerve damage, or cut a tendon, or have tetanus causing bacteria in the wound. You don't want to wind up messed up for life as a result.
It's the same reason I tell my wife we're not having a home-birth. Odds are it's fine, but if s--t starts to go sidewise, I want to be situated in the heart of modern western medicine and surrounded by an army of doctors and nurses.
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You were probably treated by an IMG (International Medical Graduate) or medical student. You could certainly complain, but one doc criticizing another "doc's" work is nothing earth shattering, and minor complications like yours happen not infrequently.
As for the glue Rx, if the cut is quite deep or if you don't do it properly, you will end up with an epic scar. Dermabond is only used as the very last step (often we've already laid deeper stitches), and is generally applied only to the most superficial skin surfaces. If you get generic crazy glue below the skin line it can get infected or cause a foreign body reaction. And any form of cautery is a burn, to which you are begging for scarring if not used sparingly.
My favourite part - a guy named nuclear fart is obviously a doctor. I believe you're existence on these boards is one hilarious dichotomy
You were probably treated by an IMG (International Medical Graduate) or medical student. You could certainly complain, but one doc criticizing another "doc's" work is nothing earth shattering, and minor complications like yours happen not infrequently.
As for the glue Rx, if the cut is quite deep or if you don't do it properly, you will end up with an epic scar. Dermabond is only used as the very last step (often we've already laid deeper stitches), and is generally applied only to the most superficial skin surfaces. If you get generic crazy glue below the skin line it can get infected or cause a foreign body reaction. And any form of cautery is a burn, to which you are begging for scarring if not used sparingly.
Yeah, I am kinda regretting the krazy glue post now. Obviously if the cut is super deep, on down to the muscle, I would seek a professional. I am talking about you sliced your finer with a knife, and need a few stitches kinda stuff. Not I fell on a piece of re-bar being used to stake a tree, and punctured my leg clean through. (Did that when I was 10)
So yes folks. Disregard my hill billy medicine and see a doctor.
Yeah, I am kinda regretting the krazy glue post now. Obviously if the cut is super deep, on down to the muscle, I would seek a professional. I am talking about you sliced your finer with a knife, and need a few stitches kinda stuff. Not I fell on a piece of re-bar being used to stake a tree, and punctured my leg clean through. (Did that when I was 10)
So yes folks. Disregard my hill billy medicine and see a doctor.
I got mine from my veterinarian. They use them to cauterize nails when they clip them. I just asked him for a few and he gave me 10 of them about 5 years back.
You can get them at almost any drug store. I used to use them after shaving in the pre-5 blade razor era. They are called Styptic Pencils.
I believe Crazy Glue was originally invented for use in WWII medical field kits. It was a stopgap to prevent guys bleeding to death before their reached a hospital. Hard to do stitches while under fire.
Edit - looking at the Crazy Glue website, apparently that isn't true.
That said - you want to go to a professional if you're cut bad enough to need stitches. 99 times out of 100 you'll be fine sorting yourself out, but there will be that one time where you have nerve damage, or cut a tendon, or have tetanus causing bacteria in the wound. You don't want to wind up messed up for life as a result.
It's the same reason I tell my wife we're not having a home-birth. Odds are it's fine, but if s--t starts to go sidewise, I want to be situated in the heart of modern western medicine and surrounded by an army of doctors and nurses.
From the c
krazy glue web site: ( talking krazy glue not crazy glue)
Cyanoacrylate proved valuable to military surgeons during the Vietnam War.
Under battlefield conditions, they could use the material to close wounds and stop bleeding. Today, specific formulations of cyanoacrylate have been developed for medical use.
Instant Krazy GlueŽ products should not be used for wound care.
