I super glued a cut on my finger.

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It works really well, I had a bandaid on it last night and most of today but was really annoying not being able to use the thumb on my right hand because of the bulky band aid, so I super glued it. Now it does not hurt at all, and will probly heal faster. I was a little mad yesterday and was kind of angrily putting dishes up(Idk I was just in a crappy mood) and so I was putting them away a bit roughly and in the process accidently cut my thumb on an apple slicer in the
drawer.

But yeah seems the super glue is way more effective than a band aid, like I can use my thumb fine, wheras with the band aid it still hurt and I was having much more limited use of it and I was despairing about the following days to come with a hurt thumb I can't use well on my right hand which is the main one I use. But super glue saved the day and now my thumb has full function even though it probably is not healed up quite yet.

What no one else has super-glued a cut....seriously it works.

Doctors use superglue, at times.

I've never tried it, but I've heard of it being done.

I believe there's also a product called liquid bandage that's probably similar.

Next time I get a cut I'll give it a try. But I'll probably have to buy some first since I usually don't have it on hand.

As an R.N. I would have to say that it would be preferable not to use superglue for the reason that it is not sterile and you could potentially be sealing any number and types of bacteria inside the wound where they can cause any number of serious infections.

Adhesives can be used instead of clamps or sutures during surgery but they would of course be sterile.

Having said that sweetleaf you have demonstrated excellent innovative skills and originality.

No it's not a even a new thing and I already used it as well for closing nasty little cuts in the skin of fingers or in nails. It's to aggressive for not being sterile itself.

That's an interesting approach.

That was the product's first application.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/histor ... -glue.html
https://www.popularmechanics.com/techno ... superglue/

It’s good for emergencies.Good to have in a first aid kit if you go camping.

Yes. It is in common use for emergencies and works great. You wash the affected area before applying.

I don't think anything can grow in superglue.

but you might be putting toxic chemicals in the make up of superglue into your bloodstream.

It's been used for >40 years at this point, it's safety is established.

When I was 20 I slashed my upper arm 7x during an angry psychosis break. I was suffering from a psychotic depression & something made me very anxious & really ticked me off. It was like I watched my body cut itself. I snapped back to reality rite after. I went to the ER cuz it was after hours for doc offices & they put some super glue like stuff on my cuts & bandaged em up. My cuts were long & wide but thankfully not super deep. They would of needed a lot of stitching so the glue was easier & faster. The cuts left some very nasty scars thou.

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Assuming they are any kind of medical authority, the Mayo Clinic has posted this about that,
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/ ... st-aid-kit

From a practical living personal point of view, allow me to say this about the subject:
I do model trains.
I do model rockets.
I use X-acto knives, razor blades, razor saws, jewlers saws.
I have 4 different kinds of super glue on the hobby work table.
99% of the super glue gets used on models.
That other 1% ...

Used for 40 years to glue furniture. Ostensibly not to suture wounds.
Thats what might make me hesitate to use it. Not that it wouldnt work, but that it might put something into bloodstream.

But if its been used "one percent of the time" during that 40 years for the unintended first aid purpose and folks havent died like flies from it I guess that it must be okay.

It’s other darker side.
https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/10/wi ... index.html