> > Have you ever actually used CA in wound closure?

> > The brand I use is Loctite, works great and has been used several times.
> > Once for a plate glass cut and a couple of times for that nasty (I'll
> > sharpen your kitchen knives) cut. If you have a clean straight cut then it
> > works the best, jagged cuts are bit trickier though, In order not to have a
> > large scar you must get the skin close together before closing with glue.

> Curious how you would do that. In most instances (at least on my
> scarred and gnarled hands) the wound bleeds profusely for a while,
> until I'm able to rinse it in clean water and apply pressure to stop
> the bleeding.

> At that point you have to locate and uncap a tiny bottle of CA, perhaps
> puncturing the tip if it's never been opened, and apply the stuff to
> the wound, without reopening the wound, and without getting it all over
> your OTHER hand.

> Then what do you do? Blow on it? Spray it with Zip-Kicker? Dip it in
> baking soda? CA dries fast, but it's NOT instantaneous. How do you keep
> the wound closed long enough? How do you keep from gluing one hand to
> the other? How does the presence of blood interfere with the adhesive
> properties of CA?

> I'm all for trying this the next time I cut myself (sometime this week,
> probably), but am curious about the actual procedure.

> -Frank

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