Cyanoacrylate glue was originally developed for wound closure, and only later became a household fixit material.
Lee E M wrote: > I've heard, not sure if true, Superglue is used during some surgeries. A > good doc friend of mine tells me, the knack to a good stitch is not to get > the two cut bits butted up together, but to get the two edges kinda upright, > and pulled together. I'm told, if they are butted up and stitched, there is > often more scar tissue created. Funny the things that come up in > conversation after a couple of drinks, eh? lol > > None of it makes any sense to me, but I did do an ok job once replacing some > stitching on a leather steering wheel. hee hee. Oh, and the Christmas > Turkey always comes out looking pretty good. ;-) > > Ed > 300E, not a doctor, for which you should all be very grateful. > > 2008/12/13 Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> > >> Superglue works great, leaves very little scarring it you get the sides all >> lined up properly. Not a good idea on very deep cuts though, as you may >> need more than just sticking the skin back together. >> >> Often works better if someone else does the gluing though. >> >> Peter >> >> On Dec 13, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: >> >> OK Don wrote: >>>> Yes - if he couldn't pay, they are required to provide care. The guy I >>>> knew who stitched up his own cuts did it because he didn't want to >>>> waste time going to the doctor or hospital "I can do it as well as >>>> they can". >>>> >>> That's why I cleaned and butterflied my own hand this summer. I pulled it >>> shut without stitches and I thought I could fix it myself without scarring. >>> (wrong, it's a scar, but not as ugly as the last one I had professionally >>> stitched) >>> >>> Mitch. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- Lee If you would be unloved and forgotten, be reasonable. - Kurt Vonnegut _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
