Can Any Water Or Moisture From My Hands Be Transferred To Toothpick And Then Transferred To The Nose Pads?

Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2020

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Question : I washed hands and wiped hands with paper towel. Immediately after, I wiped an extra thin toothpick (0.04 inch) on my hand that I washed. Then I used that extra-thin toothpick to gently scrape off crud on nose pads of my eyeglasses. Can any water or moisture from my hands be transferred to toothpick and then transferred to the nose pads and cause any weighing down of nose pads permanently and cause any lengthening or any flattening of face or facial bones directly underneath nose pads of eyeglasses?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Arnab (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Doesn't seem to be worrying at all...

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Welcome back to 'Ask A Doctor' service...

Well, there's nothing to worry at all...There's no chance of any water or moisture from your hands be transferred to the toothpick and then transferred to the nose pads and cause any weighing down of nose pads permanently...

There's no way of any lengthening or any flattening of face or facial bones directly underneath nose pads of eyeglasses...

No need to worry...

Take Care
Kind Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee