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I%26#039;m trying to remove a splinter but it%26#039;s not coming out...? I%26#039;m trying to remove a splinter i got last night at work. i was moving wicker furniture. i tried removing it last night but it didn%26#039;t come out. Will it soon work itself out? Or do I keep on trying (in very small increments).

Best Answer

Do not get a knife and wedge it out.

Soak the area in warm water, which will soften up the surrounding skin. If you can see the tip of it, use tweezers and try to get it out. If you can%26#039;t then just continue soaking and eventually it will come to the surface and you%26#039;ll be able to pull it out with tweezers.

Don%26#039;t use a knife or needle or anything like that. Tweezers work best.

Asker's Rating:: Did what you said and it finally came out! Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

Other Answers (10)

Here are a few ways of getting it out,

1. Using a pair of tweezers, grab the protruding end of the splinter and pull it out along the direction it entered. Wash the area with soap and water.

2. The splinter may be fully embedded in the skin. Use a small needle cleaned in alcohol. Also, clean the skin with an antiseptic (examples are Betadine or alcohol). Use the needle to gently and partially dislodge the splinter, which may then be removed fully with tweezers. Wash the area with soap and water.

3. Soak the area in warm water with a tablespoon of baking soda added. Do this twice a day. The splinter may work its way out after a few days.

If a splinter appears to be too deep to attempt removal at home, see your doctor. If you have only been able to remove a portion of the splinter and foreign material remains embedded in the skin, the doctor should be able to remove the rest.
This always works for me: wash with warm water %26amp; antibacterial soap, put Neopsporin (antibiotic ointment) %26amp; a band-aid on it, the Neosporin will bring it up enough for you to get it with a pair of tweezers. Make sure you wash it again after you get it out, put peroxide %26amp; more Neosporin on it. Good luck!
sterilize a pin, and dig it out %26quot;gently%26quot; you may have to cut some skin, but you need to get it out, apply antibiotic creme, and wash it out with alcohol first. 23 years of nursing
Try soaking your skin in some peroxide for a few minutes, it will soften the area and make it easier to work it out.
try to get a clothing pin to get it out. ya dont work on it too much
Soak your skin then prick it out with a needle
get a knife and wedge it out.
aw come on, man up and get a knife and wedge it out.
GET SOME TWIZLERS THAT ALWAYZ WORKS 4 ME

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