How to take a ring off your finger

You have a favorite ring with which you never part for a minute. You don't take it off when you go to bed or do household chores like washing dishes or preparing dinner. And then one day something happens that you did not expect at all - the finger on which your favorite jewelry is located is swollen, and the ring cannot be removed in any way.

Why do situations occur when it is impossible to easily remove the ring from the finger? Most often, women fall 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 put on the finger and could pinch the soft tissues, and therefore the blood circulated poorly and began to accumulate in the cyst. Because of this, swelling appeared.
• Recently, you have experienced severe stress, because of which your muscles began to contract and there was a great tone in the muscles. In this regard, the finger could become thicker, and the ring tighter.
• Very often, swelling of the hands and feet appear in women in the last stages of pregnancy due to an improper diet or excessive fluid intake. It is best to consult with your doctor about this.
• Swelling of the hands can also be caused by hot weather and excessive fluid intake.

• If you ate a large amount of salty foods in the evening, then in the morning your fingers may be puffy. You need to wait a bit until the swelling subsides naturally. You can speed up this process by raising your hands up.
• Puffiness can be a manifestation of an allergic reaction, for example, an insect bite, interaction with household chemicals, an allergy to certain foods. If you take anti-allergy medication, the swelling may go away and you can easily remove the ring.
• The cause of swelling can also be considered interruptions in the work of the kidneys. In this case, it is imperative to consult a doctor for advice.
• A swollen finger can be the result of an injury - a severe bruise or cut.

I would like to note right away 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 more methods in combination, you can cope with an unpleasant situation.

Folk methods for removing a tight ring from a swollen or swollen finger:

• Slowly roll your ring towards the end of your finger. In no case should you do it abruptly or pull the ring with force.So you aggravate the situation even more, because you can injure the skin, and the finger will swell 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 you find on hand will do, as long as it helps your skin become smoother and more elastic. Take any rag and holding it by the ring, scroll your jewelry towards the end of your finger. Without the fabric, the ring will slide off and you won't be able to get a good grip on it to remove it.

• Ice will help relieve swelling. Attach it to the swollen finger for 10 or 15 minutes. You should not apply ice to the ring, since the metal has the property of shrinking when the temperature drops. Therefore, your already tight ring can become quite small. For the same reason, it is not recommended to put your finger under a stream of cold water. As soon as you see that the swelling has subsided a little, try to remove the ring by performing rotational movements.
• To remove puffiness from the finger helps a solution of table salt. Pour cool water into a glass or other dish, preferably no more than 15 degrees, pour table salt and hold your finger in the water for a short time, only so that the water does not touch the ring. After 5 to 10 minutes, the swelling should decrease and you can try removing the ring.
• You can raise your hands up and hold them in this position for 10-15 minutes, the outflow of blood from the limbs will help reduce swelling a little, 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 carefully slide the needle and thread under the ring from the inside of the palm towards the hand. Pull out the needle. The long end of the thread must be wound around the finger from the ring to the end of the finger. The threads should fit snugly against each other, leaving no skin patches. Thus, you mechanically reduce the size of your finger. For the other end of the thread, you need to slowly pull until the ring begins to be removed.
• Instead of a thread, you can use cling film by wrapping it around your finger from the ring. By using the film, you will also reduce the swelling of the finger, and the ring should come off easily.
• If the creases on the finger interfere with the removal of jewelry, ask your friends or acquaintances for help. They will help pull the skin down so you can remove the ring from your finger.

If during your attempts to remove the ring, 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. For this, ordinary alcohol or hydrogen peroxide is suitable.

In addition to folk 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, swelling will decrease.
• Troxevasin ointment can also help relieve swelling and swelling of the finger.
• You can take anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac or naproxen. The only thing they have a significant drawback is that you have to wait a while for the drugs to work. The result of their action may also be somewhat lower than external preparations.

If you are unable to remove a tight or small jewelry, and you see that the situation is getting worse, for example, the finger has begun to turn blue, swelling or swelling has increased, and you feel pain, you should not experiment with your health, contact a specialist.

You can turn to a jeweler who will carefully cut the ring. In order not to hurt your finger, he will slip a small piece of foil between the finger and the ring and use a special tool to cut the ring. In this case, the jewelry must be repaired. The same master will restore the original appearance of your jewelry.

Never try to cut the ring yourself. You run the risk of injuring your finger or losing it altogether.

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

By the way, there are rings that cannot be cut or sawn. These are jewelry made of tungsten. Your finger will be placed in a vise and the ring will be squeezed until it bursts. Do not be afraid, nothing threatens your finger, since tungsten is not deformable. The ring will crack, and you will free your long-suffering finger.

To avoid the recurrence of a similar situation in the future, use simple rules:

1. Remove jewelry while sleeping.
2. If you find out that you will soon be a mother, then it is better to remove the rings or purchase a jewelry one size larger.
3. Do not wear rings when doing household chores, washing dishes or floors, doing laundry, preparing meals.
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 just get yourself a new accessory.
5. Don't buy very small jewelry that squeezes 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 uncomplicated rules for their use, and your decoration will always delight you.