cmage
09-21-2006, 10:32 PM
i left my pencil wit some graphite sticking out in my pocket and reached in and got some graphite stuck under my fingernail. its lodged pretty deep under my nail. any clue on how to get it out or is it life-threatening?
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Marti
09-22-2006, 04:03 PM
As the nail plate grows forward, it should push this portion, along with the graphite, off the free edge. Do not try to clean it out! You might want to put some alcohol or peroxide under there to help prevent infection from developing through the open tear between the nail plate and the nail bed.
It isn't life treatening :) I got 'stabbed' with a pencil both in my forehead and under my bottom lip. I still have the 'stain' from the graphite and they look like little blue pindots, but I am healthy as a horse!
It isn't life treatening :) I got 'stabbed' with a pencil both in my forehead and under my bottom lip. I still have the 'stain' from the graphite and they look like little blue pindots, but I am healthy as a horse!
dfsmithtx
09-22-2006, 05:27 PM
I too stuck myself with a pencil aboaut 10 years ago, in my thigh. Accidentally of course. Still have the spot. But I too am healthy!