Super Glue and cuts

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Chrome Horn

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So I was cutting off a zip tie with my little Kershaw Jim Officer slippy and poked the side of my thumb pretty good. The bone probably kept it from going through but it bled more than I'd have thought. Glad I didn't choose the Izula.

I see how a lot of folks will Super Glue cuts and wonder if anyone can offer any advice or experience. I went ahead and used a bandage and it finally settled down. I'd think it would have to be fully clotted until using Super Glue, no? A day later it might now be the best time, but I'm guessing. (I was going to use this :jerkit: here because I thought it was a guy scratching his chin but I see no, no it isn't that.)
 
I've used superglue on cuts a few times...haven't had any problems...I do make sure that the cut has stopped bleeding, and is cleaned out (with rubbing alcohol) before I do it. Sometimes though, I do wait a day to do it; it doesn't really matter either way.

Though, some people say that the superglue is somehow harmful to your skin :confused: I don't really get this idea, but then again I haven't really researched it.
 
i have used super glue before and it worked pretty good. i put it on right after i got it to stop bleeding.

two days ago i cut my self with my new ffg delica right in front of the knuckle and i couldn't get the skin to heal together because it was on a joint. i went out and bought the liquid band-aid stuff and when i put it on it worked for a few minutes until it came loose of my skin. i think that super glue would be better in this situation because it is a lot stronger and ouldn't come off of the skin.
 
mr dylan said:
i have used super glue before and it worked pretty good. i put it on right after i got it to stop bleeding.
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Thanks guys. I wouldn't have thought it would set up if the cut is still bleeding. My cut is on the side of the thumb knuckle and does want to keep breaking open so I thought super glue might help. Sounds like it will. :thumbup:
 
Chrome Horn said:
Thanks guys. I wouldn't have thought it would set up if the cut is still bleeding. My cut is on the side of the thumb knuckle and does want to keep breaking open so I thought super glue might help. Sounds like it will. :thumbup:
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yeah i my cut is on the knuckle of my middle finger and when ever i bend my finger i open back up. i have just put a band-aid on it and if in doesn't work i am going to super glue it as to stop it from breaking open.
 
It'll set while bleeding. You dont wanna do it to a squirter, but a slow seeping wound it's not terrible. I've superglued a few nasty cuts. They scar terribly. Butterflies and sutures are a better idea. some places are hard to butterfly. some people just cant sew. Lucky for me, my girl loves to stick needles into people. So I don't have to superglue anymore.

The stuff is surely toxic, but so is the copious amount of alcohol I've just drank. So take my advice with warning. Best bet with the glue though, it's going to set hard remember...so if it's a streachy bit of skin like a knee or something, bend it while it sets. DO NOT pick it off. ever. let it falloff. if it peels, clip off the peeled bit with toenail clippers.

Basically.... if it needs glue.... go get it stitched properly, unless that isnt an option. remember, blood poisioning sucks, control the bleed first.
 
As Dizwolf said - get it checked out.
Minor cuts can be handled with electric tape, super glue or ducktape.
But don't fool around, if it's too big or too deep and you put glue on it... well it almost cost me a part of my leg. I didn't get blood poisoning but for some reason I did get the wound infected quite good and my luck was that I busted my leg in 2 places and that a nurse was curious about what the other cut was
 
I posted a thread on how to close cuts with superglue. I discussed it with a salesmanager specialised in wound closure devices who sells dermabond on the European Market.
He confirmed my thoughts about the contents of dermabond, and that it basically is cyanoacrylate glue, but that it is produced under sterile conditions and the FDA approvement causes the dermabond to cost 40 x more then the same glue from the hardware store. The only thing you should be carefull about is not touching the inside of the wound with the nozzle because on commercial cyanoacrylate the nozzle is not sterile. The cyanoacrylet itself is sterile, and bacteriostatic. You should try to disinfect the wound before you close it at all times, but a closed wound in a SURVIVAL situation is better then a gaping open wound? Just let it bleed well before applying the glue.
 
I got a real nasty cut from a hole cutter on a job site once. It went through the box I was cutting and caught the webbing of my left hand and a small amount of my let index finger. I used pipe glue because it was all I had on me and then used a rag and some electrical tape to wrap. The pipe glue burnt like hell but when I got to the shop later there was almost no blood on the rag besides where I had initially wiped prior to glue application.
 
There was just a thread on this is W&SS, several pages.

Get some legit Liquid Bandage, it is not the same thing as super glue.

Gluing a wound close that is not clean can lead to infection and filling it with super glue may not help the situation. If it's bad enough, go get it looked at. I just went through the same deal.
 
I love super glue when the bleeding is stopped It's glue time! I have the brush on kind
at home and work just for my cuts & scrapes.
 
adaman04 said:
Gluing a wound close that is not clean can lead to infection QUOTE]

ABSOLUTELY!! This is why they will not suture a wound at the ER until after is it thoroughly irrigated out with at least a liter of sterile saline and will refuse to close a wound at all after several hours have passed because it would do more harm than good to keep it closed tightly with no easy route for infection to escape.
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I am not a physician and this is not advice. This is what I do and I have glued myself back together many times and my children as well. For me, it depends on how clean the cut is as to whether it scars.

Wash the wound out with running water--open it and let it flow.

If you like pain, give it a splash of alcohol. I don't.

Then I hold the wound closed and run a bead of superglue down the seam. If it is still seeping (not usually) It clots almost immediately. Then I hold it closed until the glue dries. I usually reapply the glue the next day. After that it is all better.
 
what i've heard is that generic super glue will heat up as it sets and Dermabond doesn't. sooo it's suggested to not use large quantities of superglue and not use it on DEEP cuts.

i've seen either baking powder or baking soda used as a kicker to make it set faster. this also makes a tough skin on the glue which can be handy for filling voids when doing some repairs. for model aircraft they seem to like to use slow set glue, then spray it with kicker... which is probably nothing more than baking soda in distilled water or alcohol.

if the wound is not clean you shouldn't be closing it permanently.

i've used it before on multiple small cuts, but my problem is finding a tube that hasn't dried out already. fortunately i haven't had ant big cuts in a while.
 
no, inside the cut! You are glueing two skin parts together just like a suturepulls the skin together you glue the two sides together. Glueing a dome on top won't close the wound
 
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