[Histonet] help (UNCLASSIFIED)

Tue Mar 23 11:40:52 CDT 2010

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Patsy,

I have removed Silver Nitrate on my hands by first treating the stain with Iodine solution then flushing the area with Sodium Thiosulfate solution (5% ?) then washing my hands thoroughly with soap and water. It removed the Silver Nitrate. This was a trick that one of my instructors used while I was in school. She got the idea from one of the silver stains that we were doing (Reticulin, I think). I don't know if how it will work on your face or if it will irritate the delicate skin but I think that I would try it anyway just to get rid of the black mark. 

Thanks for the laugh and my heart goes out to you. 

Diane G.

Diane C. Gladney, HT (ASCP)
Supervisor, Anatomical Pathology 
Moncrief Army Community Hospital
Dept. of Pathology
4500 Stuart St.
FT. Jackson, SC  29207

Email:  diane.gladney <@t> amedd.army.mil

Phone:  803-751- 2530 
FAX:     803-751-7829
DSN:    734-2530

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Patsy Ruegg
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:00 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] help

After you stop laughing seriously I need some help here, apparently I got my
fingers in some silver nitrate yesterday and touched my face under my nose
over my lip and now I have black spots that won't come off.  I have done
this on my hands before but never on my face.  So far I have tried soaking a
cloth in hydrogen peroxide hoping to bleach it with no luck, I even tried
putting some gold chloride on it to see if I could "tone" it down, to no
avail.  Any ideas?  Make up only goes so far and lasts so long.

Regards,

Patsy

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