Most often, fingers swell in people with kidney problems, pregnant women and those who like to drink a few cups of tea before bed. Those who know their predisposition to edema prudently remove all rings from their fingers. Those who are faced with trouble for the first time will have to try to remove the jewelry without harming themselves.
What to do if the ring cannot be removed from a swollen finger?
The first thing you need to do after discovering that your favorite jewelry does not want to be removed from your finger that has increased in size is to calm down. Hysterical attempts to rip off the ring will only lead to the finger “swelling” even more. Inaccurate movements can damage the skin and the process of “release” will become a real torture and test.
Next you need try to remove the swelling itself. To do this, place your hand in a container with cold water for 15 minutes or use a compress made of ice as a coolant. With these actions you can achieve vasoconstriction. Then you need to raise your hand just above the heart line and hold it in this position for 10-20 minutes. This will help reduce the volume of blood flowing to the limb.
These steps will help you quickly and painlessly reduce swelling in your fingers and remove jewelry. It is necessary to take into account that the ring itself should not become cold, since it is made of metal, it may narrow, and efforts will go down the drain.
Why does my finger swell and how to avoid it?
Women in this position have swollen arms and legs may become one of the signs of late toxicosis (preeclampsia), which is considered a rather dangerous condition. It can be confirmed by a doctor after examination and certain laboratory tests. In addition, swollen fingers and toes may be a consequence of stress on the kidneys, from which every pregnant woman who has crossed the threshold of the third trimester suffers.
In disadvantaged women and men, swollen fingers can become a manifestation of pathologies of the urinary system and diabetes. In addition to health problems, trouble can become a consequence of drinking large amounts of liquid in the summer. People who drank alcohol in the evening will also find it quite difficult to remove rings and bracelets in the morning, as their hands will certainly swell and their fingers will swell.
Effective ways to remove a ring from a finger
You can get rid of jewelry that has become tight in the following ways:
- Use saliva. This method may not be entirely hygienic, but if you don’t have anything suitable at hand, and you need to remove the ring here and now, you can’t think of anything better than moistening the skin with your own saliva.
- Wait. If the problem appears for the first time, you need to wait a little. Perhaps the swelling will go away on its own in 2-3 hours.
- Go to a cool place. In the hot season, if attempts to remove the ring from your finger are unsuccessful, you only need to “cool down” a little.
- Pull back the skin. Folds of skin formed on the joint can interfere with the movement of the jewelry along the finger. If you smooth them out carefully, the problem will solve itself.
- Use thread or tape. A slippery silk thread needs to be wound around your finger in front of the ring, and the end threaded under it. If you gently pull the thread, the decoration will gradually begin to move along the “slippery slope”.
- Make a salt bath. A small amount of table salt should be dissolved in water and your finger should be dipped in it for a few minutes, the swelling will quickly go away.
- Apply medications. A compress with one ampoule of magnesium will help remove swelling and relieve pain from injured skin.
- Make a decoction of oak bark. A steep decoction of oak bark, which is used to moisten the skin around a tightly seated ring, will help relieve inflammation from the tissues and reduce their volume.
- Make a cabbage lotion. Cabbage leaves help relieve swelling and inflammation. A compress of crushed leaves should be applied to the problem area overnight. In the morning, the ring will easily slide off the finger, which has returned to its previous size.
- Apply aloe vera. You can apply a freshly cut half of an aloe leaf to your finger for 30 minutes. The juice of this plant removes swelling and relieves inflammation from the skin and tissues. In addition, it is very slippery.
How to quickly remove a ring from a swollen finger - an express method
One of the fastest ways is to use sliding agents. They provide quick results and help keep the skin on protruding joints intact and undamaged. You can use:
- liquid soap;
- shampoo;
- shower gel;
- vegetable or sunflower oil;
- petrolatum;
- hand cream;
- Body Oil.
A small amount of any of the above products should be applied to the problem area and carefully try to remove the stuck ring. In most cases, the problem will be resolved within 2 minutes.
All methods have been tried, but nothing helped
If it was not possible to get rid of the decoration, you need to resort to drastic measures - cutting. They are especially necessary when tissue injury occurs, the finger began to swell more, turned red or blue.
You should try to insert several toothpicks between the skin and the metal. This is necessary to protect tissues from damage.
After the backing is made, the ring begins to be carefully sawed with a file or cut with wire cutters. The procedure lasts 1-2 minutes. The downside is damage to the jewelry.
When it was not possible to cut the ring yourself, you must contact traumatology or surgery. The doctor will be able to provide qualified assistance, which will include removing excess fluid from the hand and administering an anti-inflammatory injection.
Products made of metals that cannot be cut (tungsten, etc.) will have to be removed with the help of a rescue team from the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Specialists using special tools will compress the ring in a vice until it bursts lengthwise. It will most likely not be possible to restore the jewelry after such actions.
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