what's a good way to seal a deep cut?

A person who has himself for a doctor has an idiot for a patient.

If it is bad enough to ask this question, it is time to see a doctor.

But they sometimes use super-glue, not that I recommend it to a novice.

This is my help from Washington, D.C. USA.

If it bled enough to wash itself out well, you could put a "butterfly" on it. If you can find some tape that won't stretch, cut a piece long enough to stick well on both sides of the cut, and double it with sticky side out.

Cut an angle off the top and bottom of the fold (so there's a V on top and bottom when it's opened) leaving a narrow connection in the middle. Put this narrowest part over the cut so the air can get to it to heal, and keep it clean.

Kids jumping on the bed and getting cuts had stitches that left scars, where the butterfly would not leave a scar.

I highly recommend Neosporin, a topical ointment used for aiding in the healing process of cuts, scrapes and abrasions. I cut my knee open on a clamshell when i was 8 and some friends of dad's and he put hydrogen poroxide on it. Yes, that made it hurt worse, but it stopped the bleeding and healed within a month. They put 2 bandaids in the shape of + sign on the cut afterwards and didn't bother me after that, just looked gross for awhile. I shoud have probably had stiches looking back, but that was a way to get out of it.

If neither works, try Bag Balm. It's sold in most grocery stores over the counter and comes in a green square shaped box. It's like $5 here - price may vary for you. It will heal anything .. even acne!

I just cut my thumb very badly with a food blender. It was bleeding for ages so I took a trip to A&E. They stuck steri strips over it. They get taken off about 5-7 days after. They closed my wound up and it was really deep. Just make sure the cut doesn't get infected cause you may need to get antibiotics. Hope this helps.

First, always be sure you have cleaned the wound out really well with something like peroxide diluted with water. Then if it is not too deep, use super glue. It has worked for me and i have heard the doctors in the clinic where i work say they have done this for their children. But always keep in mind if cut is very deep, do seek medical attention and dont do this if wound is like over a day or so old as you seal in infection.

You can buy these things called "Butterfly stiches", all they are is little sticky lines that you stick over the cut, pulling it together, the same way stiches would, but more like a bandaid. They'd sell them at the chemist/pharmacy.

Maybe my explanation isn't that great, so here's a picture:

http://z.about.com/d/pediatrics/1/0/q/K/butterfly_...

They work well, I use them all the time.

Liquid Stitches

good seal deep cut

they sell a product at the store called liquid stitches. It's kind of like latex. You just paint it over the cut. It looks like clear nail polish.

wash the wound out with water and soap, Use Idione or antibotic cream ,,,there is a bandage called a butterfly, they are tiny almost looks like the nose-strips that are use for soring,(That is the only way I can describe them,) ask the pharmacist's they should know which badages they are .

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