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I used to use it on the ends of my fingers when they got worn away climbing, but it was always on a small area and I never gave much thought to the 'health' side of things. As a 'grown up', I want to take a bit more of a sensible approach and make sure I'm aware of the possible risks if applying it to exposed skin / popped blisters etc. Has anyone got any health info / experience of using it on foot blisters, etc., as a short term 'get you to the end' repair ?
Wasn't it originally developed for use in the Vietnam War as a field dressing?
Assuming the stuff you get now is the same, then it'll probably be fine.
*This is not medical advice.
EDIT: World War II apparently and it isn't true.
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They use it in hospital on cuts, splits, etc.
Only "difference"n is it comes in a one use only packet and is "sterile".
TBH - there ain't anything living in that stuff so mute point 😆
There's a climbing liquid I use thats a mix of superglue and moisteriser from Rock+Run.
Personally I use superglue all the time on stuff as a stop gap.
I wouldn't personally slather it all over an area of exposed wound, but I use it to fix down flaps of skin when climbing, and when I die of something nasty in a few years time, chances are I won't make the connection!
I use it to close up cuts, especially if they are somewhere annoying that keeps splitting, but I'm not sure I'd want to apply it to a burst blister. That seems like a much bigger surface area and much "wetter" too.
Tincture of benzoin will do the job...
Have used it on feet in races, clean, bit of ointment, wipe clean again then superglue skin back over. cover with tape then duct tape. Pretty extreme but survives a lot !
where's Drac? He loves a superglue thread... 😉
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/toddler-cut-head-hospital
I use it frequently. Every time I go on holiday and ride every day, especially in the Alps or other mountains, I get blisters on my soft office worker hands – tried every conceivable type of glove/grip/gripping technique, nothing makes much difference.
They aren’t big blisters, about the size of a 5p coin, but covering them each morning with a layer of super glue works a treat. Not aware of any side effects yet!
I thought the idea of blisters was that you need to pop them and then let them dry out. Sealing them up doesn't get them resolved quickly
It seems that if it is toxic, I wont be standing alone in the hospital line.
T1000 - Also exploring that option. Trying to decide if I'm brave enough to syringe it into a drained blister if need to.
Used it on both my dogs recently to hold cuts together - pinch skin together and apply a few drops to the joined skin to hold it together as it heals underneath.....worked a treat. Don't know if this is of any help to you though, sorry!
I have used to close up torn callouses from weight training.
Works a treat.
I come from a windsurfing background and there was an article about sealing blisters, reef rash etc with super glue in one of the US windsurfing mags. The following month there was a letter from a doctor pointing out the risks. If I remember correctly it was to do with making sure that the blister/cut was completely clean otherwise it is a perfect breeding ground for anaerobic bacteria to flourish.
Re blisters on long windsurfing trips I would always use surgical spirit to dry out any blisters, before they popped and tore off. Some people also use surgical spirit to toughen the hands before a trip if they hadn't windsurfed for a time and their hands had softened.
It was designed for the medical industry first, hence why its so bloody good at sticking your fingers together. The only difference is the stuff we buy isnt sterile and is alot cheaper than the medical version
It was designed for the medical industry first, hence why its so bloody good at sticking your fingers together.
No it wasn't.
Blimey Stoner I'd forgotten about that I guess you superglued a chip to shoulder.
I wouldn't personally slather it all over an area of exposed wound
A and E glued my face back together with it a few years ago cos the skin was too messy to suture up properly. The doc cleaned everything up with water then swquodged a load of cyanoacrylate straight onto the wounds. Smarted a bit, that, but it did the job and healed much better than the times I've had stitches, which invariably seem to get infected or fail to dissolve or something.
I've used normal superglue on my own blisters and cuts andwhatnot and I'm not dead yet. Having said that I think the proper medical stuff is slightly different to your common-or-garden superglue, though so I imagine there's a small possibility that you'll grow an extra head or something if you overdo it.
I had my head glued and stapled. Hours and days of fun picking at it 8)
Some threads just stick in the memory.
Oh dear!
I've used normal superglue on my own blisters and cuts andwhatnot and I'm not dead yet. Having said that I think the proper medical stuff is slightly different to your common-or-garden superglue, though so I imagine there's a small possibility that you'll grow an extra head or something if you overdo it.
It is, basically to avoid any issues with skin sensitivity.
I've been relying on superglue for years, for cuts and skin splits through handling lots of paper which dries the skin. Bloody wonderful stuff, got little 7gm bottles of it all over the place!
Tincture Benz certainly tingles when 1st injected...... But heals very well
Ok it's not for the squeamish..
Little single use packs probably the most hygienic...
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Also seem to remember reading that cyanoacrylate is a sensitising agent, so don't bathe open wounds in the stuff and take extra care if you're an allergicy person....
I remember doing some internet researching the years back, the upshot of which is that superglue and medical are almost identical compounds, but the superglue one can sometimes cause a bit of irritation.