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They quit using actual lead in pencils a long time ago, so I'm betting that what is under your skin is just graphite, which is harmless. Still, it may be a good idea to watch your finger over the next week, and if it gets red or sore, talk to your doctor. But don't worry, I myself have had a small piece of pencil lead in my finger for over a year and a half, so you should be fine.
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How do you dissolve pencil lead from the skin?
To dissolve pencil lead from the skin, place the pencil in a container of H2O2 and it should dissolve in a day or 2.
Will pencil lead eventualy come out of your skin?
Yes. Your body's natural cell process will push the pencil lead out of your skin. However, you must see a doctor ff a pencil lead is stuck deep inside your skin, is in an area near the eye, is red or pink, or you have not have a tetanus shot in five years, or you are concerned of having a permanent discoloration.
Why cannot you write with pencil on hand?
Because you skin is far too soft, a pencil lead needs a rougher surface to leave a mark.
How can you remove pencil lead from under the skin?
Try this: If the lead is still in, remove it with a needle and tweezers. If it is out there will still be some carbon black that will stay on the inside of the skin. If this is the case, just leave it alone. The only other option would be to reopen it and scrape the area clean and that would be too painful.
Is pencil lead poisonous?
Technically anything in great enough proportions is poisonous. However pencil "lead" isn't lead, but is actually graphite. Graphite is far less toxic than lead if consumed.
Is lead dergerous if left in the skin?
Are you referring to pencil lead? If so, no, modern pencils do not actually contain any lead, they use graphite and a small sliver of it will cause nothing more than possibly a sore bump with some discoloration.
How can you remove pencil lead which is stuck deep under the skin - this cannot be seen in X-Ray but can be seen in ultrasound - maybe stuck in muscle layer abt 3.5 mm?
i have the same thing in my leg so im going to see a doctor and get it professionally removed
What is the natural resource a pencil?
the natural resors for a pencil is cow skin Wood, graphite and a clay binder.
My son got stabbed with a pencil in his hand is it dangerous to have the graphite still under his skin?
Anything foreign under the skin is not good, however his body will push it out eventually. Graphite is not really a poison per say, and children that ingest pencil graphite (chewing on it) have no ill effects. Summary Besides having a little mark if it's shallow enough to see, no he is fine. C.Young EMT-B But to be safe go to his doctor
Why it is important that the arteries be not located directly under the skin?
If the artery was directly underneath your skin then any cuts or scrapes would lead to massive blood loss. With the artery being further under the skin, it prevents this happening as much. There also would be alot of heat loss
If some accidentally stabbed themselves with a lead pen around the collar bone area and then the skin turned red around there what would happen?
Redness usually signifies infection but not from a pencil. The interior of a pencil is graphite. Clean area and put on anti=bacterial cream and band-aid. Quit touching it !
If you have a brown spot under your arm and it has a funny shape could it be skin cancer?
Anything abnormal on the skin could be cancer but the question is if it''s dangerous or not? Usually if something on the skin is bigger than a pencil eraser and rough you should deffinetly get it cheacked out. But there really is no way to know unless you go to a doctor.
