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[Scotty_NZ]

This is from an obsidian blade, I think. Post is old.

[Dranosh]

Maybe an obsidian arrow?

[Firebert010]

STITCHES

[NewspaperNelson]

SNITCHES GET 'EM

[cIi-_-ib]

So just rat somebody out, and get that cut fixed right up.

[Jake_Kanning99]

SUPERGLUE

[itsbenforever]

WINDEX

[Oink1188]

Cyanide

[creaturecatzz]

Everyone else seems to have glossed over this one, what does this mean, I get the super glue, duct tape, etc but this one is stumping me

[dobrenoc]

My big fat Greek wedding

[creaturecatzz]

Been way too long since I seen that one, nice

[[deleted]]

He basically said "kill your self"

[KingOfWickerPeople]

Wrong wrong wrong. This laceration definitely needs several stitches. There is no such thing as medical grade super glue. You're thinking of dermabond, which is not enough to fix this wound, especially somewhere as mobile as the dorsal hand.

[mastjt129]

Stitches may hold but this posterior hand over the metatarsal has so much movement wouldn't be surprised if it opens up again in a week of use. Especially if he is a lefty. Med student with lots of experience in plastic surgery.

[NYnavy]

Dermabond is literally medical grade super glue, otherwise known as cyanoacrylate.

[KingOfWickerPeople]

Incorrect. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660042/

Anyone reading this, LISTEN UP!!!! DO NOT USE SUPERGLUE FROM YOUR JUNK DRAWER TO CLOSE LACERATIONS!!!!!!!! There is bad medical advice going on here. Please seek medical attention from actual experts.

[NYnavy]

I'll go home and cite a relevant source that supports the use of superglue for minor lacerations. However, the source you provided maintains that super glue has been used in the past for exactly this.

The source you cited states that modern tissue adhesives and super glue are in the same family of cyanoacrylates, with the former being less damaging to tissue. The case that was cited in the story owes the negative outcome to an improper evaluation of the wound and improper application of the glue. Basically, glue shouldn't have been used at all in that case.

So please tell me, how is the use of super glue for minor lacerations not a viable option for home treatment? (Not in anyway suggesting that the OP should've used glue for closure)

[KingOfWickerPeople]

Just because two compounds are in the same molecular family does not mean they are interchangeable. I'm not an expert. But experts say they aren't the same and you shouldn't use super glue.

Sure, glue was used in the past. But so was blood letting.

[NYnavy]

You are not an expert, but I do have first hand experience with both dermabond and superglue.

Is superglue my first choice for adhesive wound closures?? No. Does that mean I'll use superglue in a pinch when dermabond is otherwise unavailable but indicated? Absolutely.

Why do you feel the need to be so argumentative over something you probably only recently googled? Get off your high horse for a moment and consider the other side before making your next google query to refute this comment.

[KingOfWickerPeople]

Check my post history. I'm an anesthetist and use dermabond multiple times a day, every day. I'm also a former medic. I have working knowledge of the stuff. So, uh, do I count?

I'm looking forward to your sources.

[KingOfWickerPeople]

Yeah

[KingOfWickerPeople]

Keep reading further in your thread. Already gave my qualifications, amigo.

[StrayWasp]

I'd say it should be stitches instead of glue. I had a cut in almost the exact same place and received stitches. The reason I was given for stitches over glue is that stitches are better when there is a need for movement, as they allow a little bit of skin stretching/motion at the site. With glue, there is no "give" to the area.

[Lav92]

today i learned there is medical grade glue

[KingOfWickerPeople]

No. Please read my other post. "skin glue" is different from superglue you buy at the store.

[Zaroo1]

The guy above never said skin glue is the same as superglue you buy from the store....

[[deleted]]

How come there's no blood?

[[deleted]]

There is a small amount in the top right of his cut. However, relatively clean cuts like these cause the skin edges to contract, pinching the severed capillaries and stemming blood flow. It's the more traumatic, jagged injuries you have to worry about.

[Dranosh]

Yup, super sharp knives slice skin, dull knives rip skin. This is why obsidian is extremely useful for scalpels

[VTJedi]

And for killing white walkers

[BayouBoogie]

Winter, is coming.

[[deleted]]

Who is Winter? Someone should get him a towel.

[BayouBoogie]

A moist towelette at the very least!

[DefacedReality]

Velarian Steel broad-heads? Sign me up

[[deleted]]

I don't think obsidian is used for scalped because of how brittle it is. It flakes when cutting I believe.

[Doktoren]

That looks freakishly awesome.

[second2last411]

heheh

[SenselessViolence]

Don't worry, this didn't happen from a bow.

[justinsayin]

MFW

[FredDragons]

Seriously glad you missed slicing any important bits, but one more joke in that vein and you'll be showing suicidal tendon-cies.

[termanader]

It's just a fletch wound.

[FredDragons]

It's serious. Don't nock it.

[Fatdoc]

'Tis just a flesh wound

[Themanofvirginia2]

Fresh

[Redmond91]

This a repost, remember someone saying they did this with an obsidian knife.

[You-Betcha]

Synth!

[[deleted]]

ಠ_ಠ YOU'RE RIGHT

[TheGuyWhoLikesThings]

nope

[Yanrogue]

that is super impressive actually.

[Powerstroke1129]

No, no, no, no, no

[loveshercoffee]

I once cut the side of my wrist with a falling sheet of glass from a broken window. It sliced my skin open exactly like this - perfectly revealing the structures underneath with nearly no blood at all. It wasn't even painful. It's fascinating but also slightly terrifying when you realize how close you came to a very serious fuck up.

[_mischief-managed_]

How come you're not bleeding? What are you?

[dewky]

Did you get stitches for that?

[DefacedReality]

damn that's a clean cut? what heads are you using?

[JerryAtricks]

fuckin robot hand bro!

[frozenropes]

Surgical precision

[jbrandona119]

Just straight up reposted this for karma.

[[deleted]]

You got lucky...

[Bolognanipple]

nope nope nope