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Paper stitches / steri-strips not holding

  • 25-08-2010 12:44pm
    #1
    oneweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭


    I've had paper stitches applied to a cut on my shin twice now but again they're buckling, this time into the cut by about 3 or 4 mm. I thought stitches were supposed to hold the two sides of skin together rather than just covering them loosely?! It's going to scar I know that but I'd rather not be left with a dent if it can be avoided!

    The doc was annoyed that I'd bothered him, and yes it's only a cut but where would be the best sort of place to have it re-done without taking up A&E resources?

    It is what it's.



Comments

  • #2
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    he's doing you a favour, scars are cool


  • #3
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    oneweb wrote: »
    without taking up A&E resources?
    You mean without having to spend 15 hours in A&E :pac:


  • #4
    NothingMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    I have a needle and thread left over form when I lost a button on my shirt. I could give it a shot...


  • #5
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Palletwrap


  • #6
    AssaultedPeanut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭AssaultedPeanut


    Well luckily you've come to the right place....:confused:


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  • #7
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    Superglue?


  • #8
    Terry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Jacks roll and sellotape served me well many times when I cut myself on a site.


  • #9
    flyton5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭flyton5


    Just cover the cut in vaseline...I'll give you some...just work around the loose pubic hairs...


  • #10
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Duct tape should work.


  • #11
    TerryTibbs!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 610 ✭✭✭TerryTibbs!


    Cool story bro.


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  • #12
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    erm... not sure if your post is leaning towards looking for medical advice... we really can't give any... as shown by above examples...


  • #13
    Schism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Schism


    Hate to be the one to tell you but that leg's gotta go. Amputate before gangrene sets in.


  • #14
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Making tape - it works wonders.


  • #15
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Making tape - it works wonders.

    What like a mix tape? I suppose a few tunes might take his mind off the gangrene setting in...


  • #16
    Brendog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Brendog


    shout at it....


  • #17
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Wertz wrote: »
    What like a mix tape? I suppose a few tunes might take his mind off the gangrene setting in...

    Damn 's' - foiled again :(


  • #18
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    You're right though...masking tape is great for cuts...

    OP you need to get yourself one of those big staplers and a stiff drink and...well you know the rest.


  • #19
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    Put super glue on it. Then some masking tape. Then some bog roll and another strip of masking tape.

    You'll be grand.


  • #20
    King Felix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭King Felix


    Burn some rizla papers and rub the ash into the wound.

    It will seal perfectly but leave a whiter than normal scar.


  • #21
    General Zod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭General Zod


    definitely superglue.


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  • #22
    Sanjuro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭Sanjuro


    TerryTibbs! wrote: »
    Cool story bro.
    This is the new 'WAAAAASSSUUUUUUUUUP!!!' Except it became irritating to the point where you want to punch the person who posted it an awful lot quicker.


  • #23
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,891 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    OP, if you could get your hands on some white medical tape, you can take a length off, strip it into thin pieces and apply them to the cut. Then get one of those tight, elastic supports and put it over the cut. This should stop the tape from rubbing against clothes or moving at all.


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