It is not easy to pull out a deep splinter. If you do this in a hurry, you can drive it under the skin even deeper. How to pull out a splinter if it is deeply embedded in our body? Properly, with composure and with the arrangement! Some knowledge is needed here. What kind? Find out now! Forward!
How to pull a splinter if it is deep?
Option number 1: deep, but visible
The first step is to examine the place of its entrance.
If you saw that its end is above the surface of the skin (despite the fact that it itself has "stuck" thoroughly), then you can try to pull out a splinter right away. How to do it? Use tweezers (at worst - cosmetic tweezers). Anoint the wound with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Do not forget to disinfect your hands and tweezers (tweezers). So that the removal is successful, and the splinter does not break off halfway, do not pull it with sudden movements. Pull out the foreign body gently and at the same angle as it entered under the skin.
Option number 2: deep and not visible
How to pull out a splinter if it has sunk deep into the flesh? Here you and I will have to be extremely careful, because in this case it will be poorly visible, and you won’t be able to pull out the whole thing. It is necessary to steam the affected area well. To do this, prepare a bowl of hot water, add soapy water, and then lower the affected area into it for 5 minutes several times. Note that a splinter can come out on its own.
If you still could not pull the splinter out of the steamed place, then seek the help of a traumatologist. In any case, a steamed area of the skin is good. At least in this place there will be no abscess. When the splinter is pulled out, be sure to treat the wound with an antiseptic (furatsilin, potassium permanganate, alcohol, iodine, zelenka and so on).
How to get a deep splinter folk remedies?
Oddly enough, but most of the folk ways in this case are really effective! I recommend you use tar. It is necessary to grease the place affected by the splinter thickly and, armed with manicured disinfected tweezers or tweezers, wait for its appearance. Typically, a deep splinter is shown 15 minutes after treatment. At this point you need to grab it with tweezers and pull it towards you. Do not forget about the technique of pulling a splinter (see above). As an alternative to tar - a piece of aloe, which should be applied and fixed in the affected area. The effect is the same: the skin softens, all the debris is removed. Since the wound from a deep splinter is large, it should be treated with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, and then insulated from possible contamination with a medical plaster (dressing).
How to pull out a splinter if it is deeply stuck under the nail?
Medieval torture
A splinter under the nail is a mass of various inconveniences and terrible discomfort. The near-nail sites are rich in nerve receptors, which means they are very sensitive and painful. This was used in medieval torture, driving needles under the nails.
How to remove a splinter from a nail?
As with the deep splinter, the steaming method must be applied here. Pour in the most hot water (so that you can tolerate it), add soda or salt to it. We drop our little sufferer finger there and hold it until the water cools down to room temperature. Then, with disinfected tweezers, slowly pull it out. If you do not succeed on your own, urgently to a traumatologist!