How to remove a ring from a finger

How to remove a ring from a finger

You have a favorite ring, which you will not part with for a minute. You do not take it off when you go to bed or do household chores, such as washing dishes or cooking dinner. And then one day it happens, what you didn’t expect, - the finger that holds your favorite jewel is swollen, and the ring cannot be removed.

If the finger does not acquire a blue tint, it means that this is not a critical situation and there are no reasons for panic. Take a deep breath and exhale slowly, it will help you calm down. Only by being completely calmed down, you can remove the tight ring from the swollen finger.

Why can't I take it off?

Why do situations occur when it is impossible to easily remove the ring from a finger? Most often women get into such situations, as ladies like to wear jewelry all the time, without removing them even during sleep. But there are situations when men cannot remove a tight ring from a swollen finger.

So, people are at risk for the following reasons:

  • Initially, the ring was small in size. It was tightly worn on the finger and could pinch the soft tissue, and therefore the blood circulated poorly and began to accumulate in the cyst. Because of this, edema appeared.
  • Recently, you experienced serious stress, because of which your muscles began to contract and a large tone appeared in the muscles. In this regard, the finger could become thicker, and the ring is tighter.
  • Very often, swelling of the arms and legs appear in women in the last stages of pregnancy due to improper diet or drinking excessive amounts of fluid. It is better to consult with a doctor who you are registered with.
  • The cause of swelling of hands can also be hot weather and copious amounts of liquids consumed.
  • If you ate a large amount of salty foods in the evening, then in the morning your fingers may have puffiness. You need to wait a bit until the swelling subsides naturally. You can speed up this process by lifting your hands up.
  • Puffiness can be a manifestation of an allergic reaction, such as an insect bite, interaction with household chemicals, allergies to certain foods. If you take antiallergic drugs, the swelling can go away and you can easily remove the ring.
  • The cause of puffiness can also be considered interruptions in the work of the kidneys. In this case, it is necessary to consult a doctor for advice.
  • A swollen finger can be the result of an injury — a severe injury or a cut.

How to remove?

Just want to note that there are a lot of folk remedies for removing a small ring from a swollen or swollen finger. So with the help of one or several ways in a complex you can cope with an unpleasant situation.

Folk methods to remove the tight ring with a swollen or swollen finger:

  • Slowly roll your little ring towards the end of your finger. In no case do not need to do it sharply or with force to pull the ring. So you further aggravate the situation, because you can hurt the skin, and the finger swells even more.
  • You can reduce friction by treating your finger around the ring with oil (olive or sunflower), you can also rub your finger with soap, shampoo or petroleum jelly. Any remedy that you find handy will do, as long as it helps your skin become more smooth and elastic. Take any cloth and holding it by the ring, scroll your jewelry towards the end of the finger. Without fabric, the ring will slide off and you cannot grasp it well to take it off.
  • Remove the swelling will help the ice. Attach it to the swollen finger for 10 or 15 minutes.You should not put ice on the ring, as the metal has the property to shrink when the temperature drops. Therefore, your already tight little ring can become quite small. For the same reason, it is not recommended to place a finger under a stream of cold water. As soon as you see that the swelling is a bit asleep, try removing the ring, making rotational movements.
  • The solution from table salt helps to remove puffiness from a finger. Pour cool water into a glass or other dish, preferably not more than 15 degrees, pour in table salt and hold your finger in water for a short time, only so that water does not touch the ring. After 5 - 10 minutes, the swelling should decrease, and you can try to remove the ring.
  • You can raise your hands up and hold them in this position for 10 - 15 minutes, the outflow of blood from the extremities will help to slightly reduce the swelling, and you will try to remove the tight ring from your finger.
  • Removing a ring from a swollen finger with a thread is one of the most difficult ways. You will need about a meter of silk or other thread. Thread the needle. Very gently push the needle and thread under the ring from the inside of the palm towards the arm. Pull the needle out. The long end of the thread should be wound on the finger from the ring to the end of the finger. The threads should fit snugly together, leaving no skin areas. Thus, you mechanically reduce the size of your finger. For the other end of the thread you need to slowly pull until the ring starts to act.
  • Instead of a thread, you can use a food wrap, wrapping a finger from the ring with it. Using the film, you also reduce the swelling of the finger, and the ring should be easily removed.
  • If the removal of jewelry interfere with folds on the finger, contact your friends or acquaintances for help. They will help pull the skin down, and you can remove the ring from your finger.

If during your attempts to remove the ringlet, you hurt your finger. Be sure to treat it with antibacterial agents so that the infection does not get into the wound, and the situation does not get worse. An ordinary alcohol or hydrogen peroxide is suitable for this.

Medications for removing edema

In addition to traditional methods that help reduce swelling or swelling of the finger, there are also medications:

  • Solution with procaine. Apply it as a compress. This drug will help relieve pain, reduce susceptibility, and as a result, reduce swelling.
  • Troxevasin ointment may also contribute to the removal of puffiness and swelling of the finger.
  • You can take anti-inflammatory drugs, such as diclofenac or naproxen. The only thing they have a significant drawback, you have to wait some time until the drugs will work. The result of their actions may also be somewhat lower than external preparations.

What to do if these methods do not help?

If you are unable to remove a tight or small piece of jewelry, and you see that the situation is getting worse, for example, your finger began to acquire a blue tint, swelling or swelling increased, and you feel painful sensations, you should not experiment with your health, contact a specialist.

You can contact the jewelry master, who carefully cut the ring. In order not to damage your finger, he will slip a small piece of foil between a finger and a ring and cut a ring with a special tool. In this case, the jewel is subject to repair. The same master will restore the original look of your jewelry.

Do not try to cut the ring by yourself. You risk damaging your finger or losing it altogether.

If the jeweler could not remove the jewelry, then contact the medical institution: a hospital or emergency room.

Doctors will give you an anti-inflammatory injection, put a tourniquet on your arm. The ring will have to be cut or cut. Unfortunately, most likely after such a manipulation, your decoration can no longer be restored.But do not be upset about it. In any case, remember - not a single piece of jewelry is worth it to risk your health because of it.

By the way, there are rings that can not be cut or sawed. This jewelry, made of tungsten. Your finger will be placed in a vice and will compress the ring until it bursts. Do not be afraid, your finger is not in danger, because tungsten can not be deformed. The ring will crack and you will loose your long-suffering finger.

How to avoid problems?

To avoid further repetition of this situation, use the simple rules:

  1. Remove jewelry at bedtime.
  2. If you know that you will soon be a mother, then it is better to remove the rings or buy a jewelry one size larger.
  3. Do not wear rings when doing household chores, washing dishes or floors, washing, cooking.
  4. If for some reason your ring has become difficult to put on and take off, then contact the jeweler to increase its size or simply get yourself a new accessory.
  5. Do not purchase very small jewelery that squeeze your finger.

There will be many more rings and other jewelry in your life that you will wear on your beautiful fingers. The main thing is to follow simple and simple rules on their use, and your decoration will always please you.

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