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No, not just you. I’ve been using tape and gauze as an alternative for a while now.
Nowdays I just cover the wound in superglue
Is this a bit
An actual plaster or gauze is better, but it's not an uncommon tip - dab of super glue in the (cleaned) wound, squeeze it together for a minute, off you go.
Unless you're using medical super glue you should only do it in emergencies though - the regular stuff will irritate the wound and basically guarantee scarring, and should never be used around the eyes, ears, and nose.
Idk this sounds pretty scuffed to me...
How’s that working out? Never tried it.
Surprisingly well, doesn't come off even in places that move a lot or when you shower or wash hands etc
Do you use like a sty stick to prevent the glue and blood mixing or just drop it on there?
I use a band aid until there's no more bleeding then sanitize and just apply glue strait from the tube. I've also used some spray-on bandaids but they are expensive and super glue is cheap and usually already lying around.
Noice, I’ll try that. Thanks for the tips.
There's also "liquid bandage" stuff, which is just superglue in a glass bottle with a brush applicator. The bottle prevents the glue from drying out, and the brush is really handy for spreading the glue around past the edges of the wound.
Not quite just super glue - medical super glue uses a slightly different formulation that doesn't irritate the wound like regular super glue.
Last I got a reasonably inconvenient wound (on my foot) I used wood glue bc I couldn’t find super glue. Don’t recommend. Took like four times.