I’ve read the discussions about removing medical adhesive stuck ON the skin. But has anyone ever heard of medical adhesive being stuck IN the skin? Like UNDER the surface of the skin? I don’t want to get into “Why”, but… I put liquid bandage on my face and it bonded under the surface of my and will not come out. Again, it is not on the outer layer of skin. It is underneath it. I have tried everything you can think of. Olive, coconut, mineral oils, peanut butter, acetone, alcohol, vodka, Goo Gone Adhesive Remover… basically, if you can Google it, I have tried it. It has been embedded in my skin for about 6 months. Seeking medical attention is not an option. Does anyone know what can get adhesive out of the dermis layer of skin?
Are you sure it’s the adhesive/liquid bandage and not a scar?
Seeking medical attention is the best option.
I’ve had a tiny bit of rosebush thorn stuck in my forefinger for going on two years. The hand surgeon (!) my doctor referred me to after it had been in there for three months told me to wait and it would eventually come out. I believe that happened last week, but I’ve messed with it so much that it’s hard to tell through the scar tissue.
If you absolutely can’t get yourself to a doctor and it isn’t hurting or looking infected, you can wait. It’s likely to come out as the skin grows and sheds old layers. My advice is to try not to mess with it too much.
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It’s far more likely you’re factually mistaken and have become worried needlessly. But only a pro can determine that.
Liquid Bandage aka superglue is commonly used to close skin incisions in dogs and cats. It eventually gets rejected by the body. I’d give it another 6 months, then assume it is scar tissue. Applying a topical OTC corticosteroid can help minimize scaring, and your doctor can prescribe a more potent formulation.
This for sure. Don’t touch if you can avoid it, but go to the doctor about it if you can afford to do so. Start with your GP, not a specialist. I’ve had dermatologists reject/refuse to do anything about my not-uncommon skin issues just because they were squeamish. Seriously. Don’t play do-it-yourself though or you may end up with worse scarring.
After leaving a couple of cysts alone for years, I recently had one old, formerly painful one push the cyst sac up through my skin to reject it. The other one, which didn’t bother me except for looks, decided to become infected and after an urgent care visit to deal with that, I’m finally getting the sac removed surgically because I know it is prone to become infected again.
I would actually question if the liquid skin is still there. If it doesn’t peel off of its own accord, it is still resting on the outer layers of skin. Those layers shed, and the liquid skin product should have been shed when those dead layers came off naturally.
There would be no reason for liquid skin to drift downward into the skin layers. I believe your mistaken concern that your body has somehow absorbed this stuff and become imbedded has you irritating the devil out of your skin trying to remove something that isn’t there. You’ve gone from irritation to inflamed and no doubt have redness and swelling. The skin may even have thickened somewhat in self defense.
Just leave everything alone. Only do your normal skincare routine, soap and water and nonallergenic moisturizer. Six months, you won’t even know where the problem was.
~VOW
Yeah, this sounds like a version of Morgellons disease since “liquid bandage” doesn’t work that way.