does superglue close cuts?

Question

someone told me that if you get a small cut
with a blade or something, you should use superglue
to close it up. Is that safe and will it work?

i guess it works good, huh
they should make it a part of a first aid kit

i guess superglue cant hurt me

but kryptonite, now that another story

Answer 1

For years midwives have been using over-the-counter superglue to "suture" perineal tears after birth. It's better than stitches. Veteran backpackers have been known to pack a tiny tube of super glue for emergency repairs of deep cuts in places where there is no doctor.

Superglue is ethyl-cyanoacrylate. While fine for small cuts, it has several weaknesses when used as a substitute for heavy-duty suturing. An improved version, butyl-cyanoacrylate was developed for heavier surgical repairs, and this stuff was used widely in the Vietnam War to patch up soldiers in the field. Butyl-cyanoacrylate is a little more flexible on a wound than commercial superglue, generates fewer toxic byproducts, and is now commonly used by vets to repair animal wounds. You can buy the stuff as 3M Vetbond. This is also what midwives have started using.

Answer 2

Superglue was used by trauma surgeons in Vietnam to glue the edges
of lacerated livers together (ever try to SEW liver?). Works great.
It also works perfectly fine in normal skin wounds, and is non-toxic.
The only reason it hasn't been approved by the FDA for this purpose is
that the studies would cost millions, and who's going to pay them?
Superglue has long since passed off-patent.

I work occasionally at a private research lab which does
experimental surgical research on animals. In dogs, we had a lot of
problem with oozing and infection at sites where arterial catheters
were left in. Now we superglue them and all that problem is gone. The
glue doesn't interfere with healing, and it seals excellently. It is
as resistent to abscessing as staples, and seals far better. For
wounds in animals which have been anticoagulated, it's a godsend.
Survival animals which have catheters pulled later suffer no ill effects, and the wounds heal fine.


Steve Harris, M.D.

Answer 3

Yes,superglue will close small cuts.Be sure to clean the cut first.

Answer 4

Super Glue has a future where there is such a possibility, But I'm sure it would have to be investigated a little more with experiments that are going on now....

here's a link that talks about how the strong glue can work against bacterias and more tests are currently being pursued....hope this helps! =)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/04/060411222211.htm

Answer 5

It's not something I'd recommend, there is a glue that the medical profession use but it is made very different from superglue. I think you'd do way more harm than good, don't think that stuff would be good to get into your bloodstream.....

Answer 6

I have heard of people using it as an emercency wound sealer. I have also heard of waterskiers using it to cover over blisters and scrapes so they can go back in the water without irritation.

I do not know exactly how safe it is.

Answer 7

Well some hospitals are using a type of superglue to close incisions. It is the same stuff only in differnt grade of properties in it. please check with a physician first.

Answer 8

YES just be careful not to touch your private parts if you get it on your fingers.

There's nothing I hate more then looking at a guy holding his pe*** or walking around the office with his thumb stuck up his a**.

Answer 9

No. Is not safe. It is toxic and will do more damage. Try band aid brand for wounds that are on hands or fingers.

Answer 10

ive used superglue for cuts, and it hadnt done anything to me. so i says its safe and it did seem to work.