Ouch! Darn it!

[dianec42]

I managed to slice my left middle finger over the weekend (I mistook it for some cheese; long story, okay?). It's healing up all right, but more slowly than I'd like because I keep whacking into things. (Not *just* the 'w' and '2' keys when playing WoW. Really!)

What's driving me crazy right now? I *know* I was recently discussing with someone at work, that there's this super-glue-like "liquid bandage" thing you can get for putting on hard-to-bandage cuts. There was a band-related injury, so that must have been the day of the Christmas party; we were threatening to put Super Glue on it as a joke, and it turned out later that that might have actually been the right thing to do.

So, does anyone know... what is this "liquid bandage" stuff, is it any good, and where would I get some? Also, does it tend to flake off if you do stupid things like play the bass before your finger heals?

Thanks in advance, O mighty group mind!

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[dglenn.livejournal.com]

My understanding (from a half-paid-attention-to Elbows thread, I think, but I'm not sure) is that the biggest (and significant) difference between medical glue and Crazy Glue is that the former is flexible. Garden-variety cyanoacrylate is pretty brittle, but worth a try anyhow -- I would try it if it were my finger, at least -- even if it has to be replaced every so often when it cracks. On a hunch, I'd say to try the "gel"-type Crazy Glue (or whatever other brand of CA). I used it for something once, and I remember for sure that it took longer to dry, but I think it was also slightly less brittle when it did dry.

How long is the cut? If it's short, regular Crazy Glue may actually hold well enough despite the brittleness.