Super Glue for cracks?

[anthropositor]

I am currently laminating the space left by a large segment breaking off the upper right canine with the very cheapest cyanoacrylate I have been able to find.  This is in the mouth.  Although I am careful and use very tiny amounts, I have gotten very small amounts on the gum.  This has not posed me any evident problems.  I am cautious about how I breathe while it is setting because there are traces of fumes involved.  I have also gotten it on my fingers now and then.  This is a minor and transient annoyance.  More details in the thread Broken Fang in the General Health Section.

I would not use it instead of deep suturing of a wound, nor on active blisters or pustules.  I would coat minor surface fissuring of the skin though, provided there was no active bleeding.  I would not laminate the skin with successive layers as I am doing to build up the space in a tooth.

These remarks are not advice, just what I would and would not do myself.

[bunnie]

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[Aquababe241]

My oh My - Super Glue...

You think your skin is the worst until you read some posts like this.  Then you realise you're not going through anything.

Symiere and all you people I salute you...Merry Christmas and I hope your skin heals up!!

Aqua

[Pariah]

Thanks Aqua!

I came back here to make this very clear:  DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

My MD, who has never had PPP much less eczema, was the person who told me to try this on the fissures on my hands.

It was the dumbest, most desperate, and most hurtful thing I have tried! I would not suggest this for anyone!


Some of the fissures are in the most tender parts of my hands and when filled with Super Glue, they cracked even more because I have to use my hands!  I finally caked my thick lanolin on the areas and occluded them until the glue broke down and wore off.

This may work well where the skin is taut and not deeply fissured .....and too, what works well for one person may not work at all for the next......but I'll not use this glue on anything but a cherished teacup, elephant, or vase from now on!

Hang in there everybody!
Symiere

[bunnie]

Hi Symiere, I was afraid this might happen, that was why I left a warning. The trouble is when sharing information is that a person may think their condition is really bad to them, when in fact compared to someone else their condition is really quite good, or vice versa. To use an unconventional treatment, such as this, on deep, often blood red, open fissures, is in my opinion dangerous, even proper medical thermobond would be a problem I would have thought in such circumstances. However, I have never tried it,or had need to, as others clearly have, and therefore one must accept their experiences, but I would promote extreme caution in using this for deep open fissures.
Bunnie

[Pariah]

Yes, Bunnie, you are right!

DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!

AGAIN! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unless you really want to risk some VERY UNCOMFORTABLE skin!

Please read what was beginning to happen on Nov 6th after I applied the glue on Nov 5th despite some hesitation and lack of faith in the advice!

(I think the bad results were lost in this thread and it has bothered me that someone may just read the thread's title or miss the posts that explain what happened. That is exactly why I returned and this morning changed the title!)

The glue was suggested to me by my MD who use to practice as a Derm. Go figure!
I am not really happy with this MD anyway and am trying to find a new one for many reasons.

Pain in varying degrees and the daily tasks, the drudgery, associated with the care of our skin can drive us to desperation and impulsive decisions. When a doctor -or anyone!- suggests something that is against your better judgment - empower yourself, ask questions,  and research the subject at the least! In the USA, medicine is a business.....people are treated like cars in that it is thought that what works for one person should work as well for the next person. Some practitioners in the medical community are impatient with those of us whose bodies cannot tolerate "the norm" treatments. Keep looking! You will find someone in the medical industry to help you, that is: if you can afford it!

I use some natural things and do not insist that others try them. I have had to use "natural" years before the so-called herbal and health food shops opened as a fad because of unusual sensitivities to what seems like everything . This kind of treatment is subtle and you cannot expect one pill to do one thing for every person. It also involves taking care of the WHOLE body and LIVING a HEALTHY lifestyle. (Over the years I think I took better care of my child and my animals than myself!) We all have a voice inside that guides us if we listen.

If Super Glue worked, you'd see all kinds of comments all over this board because people were using it. All this works like the latest diet aides: IF SOMETHING REALLY WORKED WITH NO MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS AND HELPED EVERYONE WITH THE CONDITION, EVERY NEWS OUTLET AND THIS SITE WOULD BE DISCUSSING IT!

Take GOOD, CARE and  HANG IN THERE!
Symiere

[bunnie]

I agree entirely Symiere. I have just remarked on this in my post on the ppp thread.

In the USA, medicine is a business.

It is too in the UK, but not directly to the patient  as it is abroad. Our hospital County areas if you like, are "NHS Trusts", each trust holds a number of hospitals, and as a whole must attempt to keep that "trust" financially in the black. This is where it all falls down , our hospitals no longer managed by medical proffessionals but by somebody who was once in management of a superstore! Never-the-less, although this affects the patient indirectly as to hospital ammenities etc, it does not affect their rights to being offerred the very best treatment available in the country for their condition, and the best consultant to supervise it.
Bunnie
Sorry to go off topic for a bit.....

[tetrifin5]

I am a guitarist in a band with a moderate amount of touring experience under my belt and,
Every musician uses super glue at some point it is the best, and only thing when fingers and hands crack and showtimes in 5 min!

[anthropositor]

For my teeth, both the fractured upper right eye tooth and the two center most upper front teeth which had worn down to the point that there was a lateral fissure across the bottom edges, the application of a super glue gel has worked out well.  All three of these teeth are considerably stronger and less likely to fracture or wear as quickly as they would have.

I also have a molar with a chunk broken off the back side.  I would not be likely to be successful treating that tooth in this way because of its' inconvenient position.

I am using different experimental procedures to extend the life of that tooth.  It was already on borrowed time  more than ten years ago, along with the molar that opposes it on the bottom.  I still chew with those molars, and am glad that I pulled (fired) the dentist rather than letting him pull those two teeth.  No regrets.

That doesn't mean that most of you folks should try this sort of thing.  Maybe none of you should be trying it, unless you have NO other options. 

It is a challenging and complicated process though.  I do not recommend it for the typical person.  If the teeth have not been made pretty sterile and dried quite well, there could well be complications like cavities developing below the glue, or the glue only bonding for a few days before coming off in little pieces.

There is also the matter of the fumes, which do not stand out unpleasantly enough that the typical person is likely to notice them, or be as cautious about them as I am.

I am concerned about the inhalation of the fumes and the possibility of some sort of subtle damage to the lungs or even the surface of the eyes over time.  I have not noted such damage.  That does not mean that it might not happen to someone who was more casual or less skillful than I am in the procedure.  Nor does it mean that it might not happen to me after a certain number of re-applications.

When I first started doing this, the glue lasted for days.  Now it lasts for weeks on the front teeth, which take a lot of wear.  The eye tooth has now gone more than a month since the last application.  At a guess, and it is just a guess, it may go another month or two, before a new re-application is required.

I have occasionally gotten a bit of glue on the gum or on the tongue.  This has not posed a problem for me.  Super glue applied to wet surfaces doesn't tend to be around all that long.