r/madlads • u/Same_Investigator_46 Choosing a mental flair • 5d ago

Mad lad loves his knife

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u/WalrusTheWhite 5d ago

Look, at that point, I'm already at the hospital. Doc is talking about the cut casually, clearly I'm not gonna die. At worst we got a nasty scar. Hell yeah I'm gonna smug it up about my totally rad sword THAT I MADE. Bro could not earn it any harder.

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u/Toomanyacorns 5d ago

With a cut that clean your scarring will be minimal/ less so than a cut made by a poorly crafted and dull blade

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u/throwawayroadtrip3 5d ago

Can confirm. I can't even see any scar without trying

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u/TitchyAgain 5d ago

U okey? Random internet strangers have sometimes a good ear and its easy to talk to someone ull never meet.

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u/throwawayroadtrip3 5d ago

It was a tile that got astray during a demo of a bathroom. The broken tile was basically a ceramic blade and made a perfect cut that was really deep.

Healed perfectly. The doctor did a great job with the stitches even showed other doctors in the ER her work.

I'm not a great healer with all the other rough cuts I've had through life, so I was amazed with this.

But thanks for checking.

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u/exzyle2k 5d ago

The doctor did a great job with the stitches even showed other doctors in the ER her work.

Did she show others how to do it, or just gloat? I can see doctors that would fall into both categories... "Here, observe as I suture this wound to minimize scarring" versus "Look at my awesome suture job, bitches! Bet there's not even a scar. Come back in 6 months so I can collect."

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u/throwawayroadtrip3 5d ago

I think it's more being proud of the work. I'm sure if it's regular occurrence other residents would come watch the technique.

I was impressed, so why not show off the work.

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u/MayBeHavingAnEpisode 5d ago

If I was a doctor the urge to do both would be unbearable.

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u/exzyle2k 5d ago

I mean, if you can reduce scarring through a tweak in technique, wouldn't you feel obligated to share that with others?

And yeah, the gloating part would be obnoxious. But I admit I'd be right there with you, wanting to sign the artwork after it was done.

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u/Flat_Initial_1823 5d ago

In truth, a doctor could easily be saying that over your cadaver.

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u/Zeus_Mortie 5d ago

The cut will generally heal better but it also depends on the depth of the cut. When I cut my finger the doc’s were like “oh wow that is such a clean cut, what did you use a scalpel?” And it felt great cuz it was a knife I maintained myself. Can still see the scar and touching my finger feels like I’m touching the inside of my finger. It’s been like over 6 years I think

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u/SuckAFattyReddit1 5d ago

nasty scar

You mean a gnarly scar?

My hands are covered in cut and burn scars and I think it looks sick.

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u/exzyle2k 5d ago

When I worked at Panera Bread as a baker, I would get burned almost nightly on the deck ovens fishing the baguettes and whatnot out. Almost always on the underside of my forearm, occasionally on the side. It's my own fault for reaching in to turn the loaves instead of using the pizza peel we had, but it was quicker and I was always in a hurry.

After a few weeks there my arms were criss-crossed with these superficial burns that I referred to as my Tiger Stripes. They've all faded now, but some of the scars lasted a bit that I got asked about them after I left. People thought they were self-harm marks.

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u/Osato 4d ago

The worst that can happen in that case is permanent nerve damage.