There are a number of reasons you may need to sterilize needles at home, such as for the removal of shallow wood, metal, or glass splinters. If you wish to sterilize a needle of any type at home, keep ...

Update 3/19/2019: This may be unsafe. Instead of using a banana peel, follow the dermatologist-approved instructions in this video to remove the splinter with tweezers and a needle. Bananas are a good ...

The carefree barefoot days of summer can increase your risk of getting a splinter -- pieces of wood or other foreign bodies that are partially or fully stuck in the skin. Most splinters are easily ...