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What is the best treatment for paper cuts?

Asked by mistic84 (274points) December 7th, 2010

I have one on my finger on the underside of a joint so it has been hurting for a day now.

How would you get it to heal?

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lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I would staple it back together ;)
Actually,I would superglue it.Really.

marinelife's avatar

Here’s how to superglue a cut together so it doesn’t get infected.

Jude's avatar

superglue!

(I usually suck my finger at first (when I cut it), then apply a bandaid).

marinelife's avatar

@mama_cakes But with a paper cut on the joint, it will hurt every time you bend your finger.

sliceswiththings's avatar

I would put on some antibacterial stuff and wrap it tightly in a band-aid so I couldn’t bend the finger. You’ll lose progress you’ve made healing it if you bend it and open it up again.

Coloma's avatar

Use Neo-sporin immediatley and re-apply often the first day, especially at bedtime with a band-aid.

The pain is coming from a minor infection and I have found that any cut when treated this way feels better overnight.

Dr_Dredd's avatar

Waterproof bandaid and neosporin. Then, tincture of time.

Coloma's avatar

@Dr_Dredd

‘Tincture of time’...haha, very good, I like it! ;-)

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Dr_Dredd's avatar

@Coloma One of my med school professors used that term all the time. It fits! :-)

flutherkiller's avatar

It’s a paper cut. It can’t be that bad, can it? Try some hydrogen peroxide and a bandage.

mistic84's avatar

Thanks guys! All better.

@flutherkiller More annoying than painful. You use/ bend your pinky more than you realize

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