Recent questions tagged splinters

Description : Can you help me with Splinter removal ideas?

Last Answer : Do not apply pressure!! If it's sharp glass, you could be inserting it further into your skin by squeezing causing a minor infection. If it's fragile, you might break it into smaller ... completely removed, repeat this method with new paste and another bandage every 24 hours) Hope this helps!

Description : Can splinters stay in skin as long as 4 months?

Last Answer : answer:Sounds like a metal splinter. I expect that a wood splinter would have degraded or even rotted out by now, but a metal splinter driven straight into the skin can hold on for awhile. ... time.) Have someone else look, with oblique lighting and magnification - and an excellent set of tweezers.

Description : Will a tiny sliver of glass in my finger work its way out on its own?

Last Answer : answer:I imagine it would, my main concern would be it breaking into lots of very tiny pieces. Depending on how deep it is or potentially infectious I might be apt to start digging and let a larger, manageable, self inflicted wound heal on its own. That’s just what I would do. I’m not a doctor.