Most drugstores sell pathetically lousy tweezers. These are blunt, imprecise instruments suitable for plucking eyebrows, if that. They are useless for medical purposes. What you need is a needle-sharp, stainless steel, surgically precise tool that can remove the teeniest splinter from the smallest toe. What you want is a pair of Tweezermans. Their incredibly sharp points should be protected with a plastic cap. They are a joy to use; I don�t think I�ve failed to get what I was after since using them. Backpackers favor a compact medical tweezers called Uncle Bill�s. It does a fine job, although I prefer the longer handles of Tweezerman.

-- KK

Tweezerman SPA Splinter Tweezers
$14 from Amazon

Uncle Bill's Tweezers
$5.25
Available from Chinook Medical Gear
800-766-1365
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