Help i tried one of my old rings on and it has got stuck on my middle finger?

How To Remove a Ring Stuck on a Finger

Ring Finger

There are no sure-fire ways to remove rings stuck on fingers. This method is easy and does not require medical training or special equipment. Methods involving wrapping the finger or using specialized equipment should be attempted only by trained medical personnel.

In cases of injured fingers, seek medical help immediately. The binding of a ring around the finger may act as a tourniquet and cause permanent damage to the finger if not removed promptly.

If there is no injury, a ring may be removed at home. Do not attempt removal if the finger is blue or purple, or if there is no feeling in the finger.

Difficulty: Hard

Time Required: Up to an hour

Here's How:

1) Stay Safe. If you are not the victim, practice universal precautions and wear personal protective equipment if available.

2)Raise the affected hand high above the heart. Keeping the hand high will help blood drain from the tissues and bring down any swelling. Keep the hand elevated until the ring is removed.

3) Cool the finger with an ice pack for 20 minutes or direct ice for 10 minutes. An easy way to cool the finger is to dip it in ice and water. Remember to keep the hand elevated while cooling the finger.

4) Once the finger is cold and has been elevated for at least 15 to 20 minutes, use a lubricant to make the finger slippery. Baby or mineral oil works well. Soap can sometimes irritate the skin and may dry it out, but it works in a pinch.

5)Compress the finger in front of the ring before trying to move the ring. Work the ring slowly; moving too fast will result in more swelling. Don't forget to keep the hand elevated during this process.

6) It may be necessary to cool the finger with ice multiple times during this process. If direct ice or iced water is used, remember not to expose the finger for more than 10 minutes. If an ice pack is used, expose it no more than 20 minutes. Always keep ice off the finger for at least 20 minutes before cooling again.

7) If the finger becomes swollen and discolored, or if several attempts to move the ring do not work, seek medical attention. Fire departments, hospital emergency departments, and most ambulances are equipped with cutters to remove stuck rings.

Tips:

Remember: Keep the affected hand elevated throughout the procedure.

My dad used to be a jeweler so here is the answer. It wont come off because you knuckle has swollen up after putting it on. Try to relax and soak you hand in cold water to reduce the swelling. Then pour olive oil on your finger and ring. pull it off using a twisting/rocking motion to work the skin underneath the metal. You may have to strategically bend the ring over tough spots if you have arthritis knuckles or bone growths. Yes the jeweller can cut it off BUT it is not the same as a resizing cut and may cost extra to repair the removal cut. A resizing cut can only be done properly when it is off the finger. Remember if you were able to put the ring on, it WILL come off with the right persuasion and without cutting. WARNING! do not get the ring re-sized until your hand has returned to normal, usually 2 to 3 days or they will probably make it too big. Resizing cost is based on how much gold is added to the ring and the labor involved. They will generally re-bend it into round for free and give it a good chemical cleaning as well. best of luck to you

Put an ice pack on your hand untill it's very cold but not so cold that it goes blue! Your finger will shrink when it's cold and it should help. OR, do this ANd run under water with a bit of soap on. If those two togetehr don't work you will need to cut it off (your ring not your finger!)

Get a needle and an arms length of thread. threed the needle. Take the needle through the ring so that most of the thread is closer to your nail. tightly rap the thread around your finger. From the side of your finger that is next to your hand start unwrapping the thread. It will take off the ring as your unwrap

Don't Panic! The calmer you are the easier it will be. Rub ice on it, it will cause less blood to flow to the area causing your finger to shrink. Olive oil might help it be slippery also. If you have tried for a long time you might have caused blood to rush to the area and your finger to swell..I recomend taking a break and letting your finger "calm down" Good Luck!

ice your finger so it contracts and then use soap to try and slide it off, actually I had a girlfriend in high school who thought it would be cute to put her ring on my finger and it got stuck and I had to go to the nurse because I lost all feeling in my finger and she would not cut the ring off until they got her permission to cut her ring, I waited like 3 hours for them to find her not cool

put your hand under cold water to stip the finger swelling and with soapy water try to slip it off. turn the ring gently around and slightly pull by turning while it's with the soap

Soap and water and try to relax, also try holding you're hand above you're head for a few mins to let the blood pressure in you're arm drop.

Soak hand in cold water for a while, then put some dish washing liquid around it and gradually wiggle it off!

first, for $hits and giggles, ask everyone u know to help. Of course this requires u to show them the finger in question :)

My favorite is cold water and shampoo. The water helps shrink and the shampoo helps slide.

..of course anything slippery will help too.