Wood splinter?

Question

If you have a visible wood splinter but deep splinter, will it eventually fall out

Answer 1

yes, as the skin grows (all skin dies and is replaced eventually) and/or stretches, the splinter will work it's way closer to the surface and even come out

Answer 2

Use a dab of triple antibiotic ointment on the area (it's the basic antibiotic ointment, really) or a squirt of a disinfectant spray (like Bactine) if you think the wood might be treated with something weird (any chemicals or stain, really). Most splinters don't need this, and you can just leave them alone, but if you think there's a chance it's better than an infection... something as little as a splinter is easy to treat, but an infection would be a lot worse. Stick a little band-aid over it to speed up the process of it working its way out (like other people have said), and change it regularly--every day is good, so the band-aid doesn't make the splinter go in further. Other than that, just leave it alone, and it should work its way out in a few days. =]

Answer 3

Doug is Correct .

You may be able to speed up the process by having a band aid over the splinter for a few days ( But replace the band-aid every day !! )

Answer 4

I hope it isn't treated wood...that will cause a heck of an infection...if it does, lance it and treat with antibiotics.

Answer 5

depends it might go deeper and fester more or it might fall out in in a puss boil I'd remove it and treat it with anti biotic

Answer 6

juss give it time and it will push out it self cause i got a sliver in finger by my nail and first time i got it my finger got all big and red!! haha

Answer 7

many times it will work its way out to the point that you will be able to pull it out with tweezers

Answer 8

TRY SOAKING IT IN HOW WATER, THEN DRY IT OFF AND APPLY PACKING TAPE TO TRY TO PULL IT OUT.