minor cuts treatment

Not true... I have patients with Dermabonded wounds quite often. We have a neurosurgeon who regularly uses Dermabond on his laminectomies and lumbar fusions. Creates a beautiful wound... no bruising; no oozing.

Where beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.

Aloe Vera on small cuts. Bag Balm on medium cuts. Really tightly wrapped gauze on big cuts soaked in Hydrogen Peroxide and not touched for 7 days (cleanest, best scar I own)

You won't believe this one: Yellow mustard for burns. Slather it on and leave it be. Straight out of the ice box feels even better.

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A number of solvents have been deemed carcinogenic (some superglues may contain the dreaded methylene chloride). Believe leukemias would be the specific result. HOWEVER, this is usually the result of a lifetime of exposure to large quantities. I wouldn't let it stop me from using a dab here or there.

That is what I do. Mostly because everytime I open a tube, it seems to dry up and become unusable. Bandaids are much cheaper.

Montyhp

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:41:35 -0700, Bridger brought forth from the murky depths:

Ditto here. Tea tree oil helps to keep the infection down if it gets infected anyway, but they seldom do.

For leakers in the shop, I have masking tape and paper towels handy so I rip off a piece and tape it down until the red stuff stops leaking. After that they usually heal more quickly if left open.

Fabric strip bandaids work well for those pesky repeat leakers on fingertips. I hate staining wood, knowwhatImean,Vern?

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Here's what I do

Clean wound Iodine Neosporin

The BEST band aid is a 3M waterproof - basically a latex patch with adhesive. YOU CAN WORK WITH IT ON AND IT STAYS!!!!!!

You're right, don't get cut. However, accidents happen sometimes. Here is a treatment I discovered in a book called "Back To Eden" by Jethro Kloss. I wouldn't post this unless I had tried it, and I have numerous times over the years on individuals including myself in various circumstances, some of which were serious.

This works best on fairly clean cuts, large or small. You'll be amazed at what happens; get some powdered golden seal, put a table spoon in a dishpan of water as hot as you can stand without getting burned. The golden seal powder is an excellent disinfectant. Place the injury in the water until the tissues come completely together, this will take only a few minutes -- add hot water as necessary to maintain the temperature. Bleeding will stop almost immediately, and so will the pain. As the cut tissues come together they will align themselves, then you can butterfly or tape the injury together. The wonderful thing about this proceedure is that it naturally aligns all the tissues to their original placement, not just the surface. Be sure to hold the parts together with tape as soon as the injury is removed from the hot water, since it will begin to gap when the treatment is ended. If you feel further medical attention is necessary or that you should have sutures see a doctor.

This treatment will alleviate almost all pain and give tremendous relief. My experience is that butterfly tape is preferable to sutures if they will hold the cut together, and will leave far less scarring. The response of the tissue to hot water is NOT the normally expected restrictive swelling that results from an injury, and it does NOT increase bleeding. But it does increase healthy circulation and healing, and can be repeated for that effect.

Yours, Mark

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SOMETHING stopped surgeons from usning superglues in lieu of stiches.

I guess I should google for that info and get back to you.

Nothing. I just stop the bleeding and go back to work.

IF the cut is small, similar to a shallow razor or paper cut, apply a SMALL amount of cyanoacrylate glue(superglue) to the cut and close the wound. Bleeding will stop almost immediately and healing will be quicker provided you keep it clean and dry. Clif

Thanks a lot, guys. Reading all your replies I see that the best way of wound treamtent is not to cut yourself :)

Dmitri

The most important thing is to keep the wound as clean as possible and keep up your tetanus boosters. That little shot every decade or so will prevent a real world of hurt.

Nope, I was wrong. My source for this information was:

tsk tsk, peroxide never worked for me. bleach does the job for scrapes with lots of bad stuff(rocks dirt sanding grit) second skin works nice on burns,(like when you grab a piece on the lathe to stop it BEFORE turning off the motor(Ooops) and duct tape makes the best bandaids ever

Actually, 3M makes a clear waterproof bandage that's quite good. Like a band-aid, the clear waterproof part is Tegaderm and is waterproof and breathable (think GoreTex). If you get it on without leaks (i.e. with the edge stuck down all round) it allows the wound to heal quite well. You can wash your hands and the wound stays dry. Best small cut bandage I've found.

At many drugstores.

Mike

superglue!

You know, once upon a time folks used to pack small wounds full of ash from their wood stoves. I'm not sure what the reason for it was...to promote healing or stop bleeding...but is was common practice. It didn't seem to have any ill effects, other than leaving strange looking spots on your body. I know of several older folks who have dark or black spots on their arms and legs from this practice....evidently the ash is still there.

There is a product currently in use called DermaBond that is, essentially, super glue for closing wounds. It is not a carcinogen and it makes for much less noticeable scars if it's applied correctly.

One variety actually has both an antibiotic and an anesthetic.