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Barber nicked me with scissors while trimming my mustache
by /u/ajithcreepypasta | 110 comments | 2026-06-17T09:21:02+00:00 Central
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| /u/ShinyGal999 More than a nick it looks like he took a chunk directly, damn |
| /u/n4th4nV0x His lip probably just burst apart without the muscle tension. Must have bled like a bitch |
| /u/Rightful_Regret_6969 That would need a stitch. Right ? |
| /u/PolloePatateAlForno 100%, I would think that without a stitch or two it would leave a crater there permanently |
| /u/guess_33 It will fill in, but there's going to be a patch/scar there. I've lost 2 fingertips to slicers and they both healed that way. Lips scar easily and are really hard to align perfectly when stitching back together. There's nothing to align together in this scenario. It just needs to scab over and fill in. Trying to pull the skin together would probably create a worse looking scar than just letting it heal. |
| /u/jimmy_robert It felt so good, you tried it a second time? |
| /u/guess_33 I was just building a knives tolerance in my fingers. Kind of like Rasputin to cyanide. |
| /u/jimmy_robert Time to test if it worked! https://giphy.com/gifs/QG5ITbYG1Fu5WkiDEU |
| /u/TheResuscitologist No, itll heal up on its own we dont stitch unless it crosses the Vermillion border (border where lip meets face) |
| /u/thestrong45playz I hope it didn't itch |
| /u/AirborneErinys He nicked him the same way Oswald nicked Kennedy. |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno Literally. Client jerked back and to the left. Back and to the left. |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno Yeah the barber must have used the word "nick" to downplay it. A Nick is a small scrape or cut. This is a full removal of a half inch of his lip. He must have been trying to trim a stray hair with a downward angle of the scissors and didn't see his lip would fall inside the cutting area. Absolute disgrace of a barber. Either arrogant, lazy, negligent, or all three. This might have needed stitched. I can tell by looking at it no styptic powder was applied(would have been unbearable) but that also means all he got was the ol paper towel treatment. Pat it til it stops bleeding. SMH. |
| /u/thatselverguy I mean, from what I can see, it already has a spare layer of skin underneath |
| /u/quitalicious He needed to reattached the chunk of his lip that got cut off. They reattach fingers, this could've probably been just washed and taped back on. |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno 😂😂 point being, part of his lip definitely fell off and that DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH A NICK. |
| /u/ScreamSmart The barber just licks it and pastes it back on. |
| /u/MissInfer Gives it a little slap like a dad who strapped something down, confidently saying "that's not going anywhere". |
| /u/Sethlans Nah there's no tissue missing here, it's a clean cut that has just pulled apart because of tension. Would heal well if the edges are brought together. |
| /u/Miracle_0001 now this is what i will think everytime i go get a cut |
| /u/Extraordi-Mary https://giphy.com/gifs/JiSL3YrrKUZBV1nIRa How he's going next time |
| /u/CBsJoant That barber could be my husband or wife, I'd still change barbers. If they have the gall to ask why, simply say "Personal safety" and leave it at that. |
| /u/StrangerEither Why would you even tell them? Just go somewhere else |
| /u/Striking-Working610 Bro acting like the barber will be texting him like "hey its been over 2 months where those split ends at?" |
| /u/ChipmunkLoud4916 I went to the same barber for 10 years and if I didn't make an appt for over a month he would call / text and check on me |
| /u/hulagway This is me and my dad. He took a good 5-10% of my ear. Never cut my hair ever again. |
| /u/Odd-Row9485 It's where you get your haircut you don't have to explain yourself you just have to move on with life and never go back |
| /u/casris That's not a nick, that's a biopsy! |
| /u/etherseaminus That's not a nick, it's a nicholas |
| /u/PullFromTheHurt https://giphy.com/gifs/RrVzUOXldFe8M |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno Brooo! Ima barber and this is insane. Use the damn trimmers. Never return to this barber. Ever. |
| /u/Wildtails With the scissors even not a straight razor, at least there could be some mild excuse with how quickly a nick can turn into a cut, ive never cut a client like that 🙃 |
| /u/SimUnit I've never cut a client like that either! I am an accountant, however. |
| /u/inblo But you have cut them? https://giphy.com/gifs/hreBKxvTTYYdaQQZKc |
| /u/Yssupretsif Depends. Who's askin https://giphy.com/gifs/l3q2YLeVxcbBpMpTq |
| /u/xnour202 Who's asking who's asking... |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno Maybe he's cutting what they owe to the IRS in that case he's brilliant ! |
| /u/JonnyRobertR Budget cut. Mentally more devastating. |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno Right you can tell the barber was behind the right shoulder using a downward angle with the scissors. If they had been even 1/4" inward he coulda lost the whole side of the lip. |
| /u/alexs9648 True, but a barber got the inside of my lip with trimmers. I've had an ulcer in that area for like 5 months now |
| /u/HastaNadaBueno Yeah it's not fool proof. Their trimmer could be offset or they could be too firm/aggressive. I also have a client that swears any vibration near his lips cause upsets so he trims his mustache himself at home. I always keep my trimmers/clippers set safe and I don't use a lot of pressure when performing services. It doesn't take a lot. The hair is being cut on the outside or the skin so why press down ?? Even with straight razor shaving, the razor is sharp enough not a lot of pressure is needed. |
| /u/alexs9648 Yeah this guy was someone I'd left like a decade ago... He found his way into my current barbers. The dude moved the trimmers without a care, and somehow jammed it under my lower lip. He carried on casually without an apology. |
| /u/HaterMD Not to be the usual Reddit alarmist, but slow healing mouth sores are definitely something I'd bring up to a doctor. |
| /u/No_Locksmith_1739 We all know it's herpes. The cope is strong in that one. |
| /u/555Cats555 Yikes... depending on how well/often he is cleaning those scissors there could be a whole variety of pathogen on them. I hope you dont get an infection. Bad review would be minimum. |
| /u/Wildtails Any barber worth their salt has barbicide or similar that they stay in when not in use |
| /u/Crowleys_big_toe If there's one thing i learned from piercing and tattoo studios its that if they can fuck up one way, they probably fuck up in most other ways too |
| /u/narco-sub-admiral Right? You're either thorough in your craft or not. |
| /u/LevelOutlandishness1 That was my first thought, though I've never been to a shoddy piercing/tattoo studio. "Okay but is a barber that managed to make this kind of mistake going to be taking the correct precautions?" |
| /u/555Cats555 Hopefully this barber is 'worth their salt' |
| /u/Kaneda-Suekichi If they cut a client this bad I seriously doubt it |
| /u/stupidber Any barber worth their salt wouldn't cut your lip off with scissors |
| /u/Slow-Disaster8861 "worth their salt" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here |
| /u/CrazyDriver7149 Not to stick up for the shitty barber or be pedantic but "worth his salt" isn't exactly the right term. Try "legally required" Everyone's so quick to jump in on the circle jerk like oooooh he probably didn't I bet he doesn't wipe his ass either oooooooooo But if he went anywhere with a licensed barber 99% chance those scissors were disinfect |
| /u/Revolutionary-Cry739 They don't have to stay in there, just be submerged in the barbacide for at least 10 minutes. I disinfect mine after every use and put them back in their case. |
| /u/DramaticPackage5745 Hepatitis C can survive submerged into bleach for 3 minutes. Barbicide needs the surface to be wet a minimal of ten minutes to accomplish the same. I've never seen a barber or hair stylist do anything for electric and manual scissors other than mist the things with a spray bottle, and some -might- put other tools into a container... But they can easily rotate the client out for a new one within ten minutes. |
| /u/Ok-Personality-6630 They also don't cut someone's lip |
| /u/Recordbreaking_Throw This! One of my colleagues got nicked at the barber a few months ago and ended up getting cellulitis on his head. Had to spend a few days in hospital on iv antibiotics. Keep a very close eye on it, OP, and if you even suspect it might be infected don't delay seeing a doctor. |
| /u/Icy_Dinner6064 Already looks hella swollen. |
| /u/Dragonssssssssssss Looks like there's hair in the cut too! 😠|
| /u/Round-Medicine2507 I dont go to barbershops at all anymore. I almost never see them clean tools between clients these days, especially the younger generation. One barbers partner wanted to fight me because his partner was pretending not to speak English in order to pressure me to pay more when i asked about the price a few times. Like dudes youre ruining your customer base. |
| /u/destrukktion https://preview.redd.it/pieyynoi9t7h1.jpeg?width=736&for mat=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a75153323cf326b4b39943a07b2b429a2dc c4cc2 |
| /u/LoreCriticizer https://preview.redd.it/edri1qdoct7h1.png?width=1836&for mat=png&auto=webp&s=1c0f12f75ce4bdb0a32ecfd27dd3ead8bc75 4918 |
| /u/Top_Concentrate6253 https://giphy.com/gifs/moVapV6L7Xnn1POdNO |
| /u/PullFromTheHurt https://giphy.com/gifs/RodyInaeK9W3EZNaoB |
| /u/69duality69 Where can I find more of this asking for a friend |
| /u/destrukktion https://preview.redd.it/qq6txybeet7h1.jpeg?width=960&for mat=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbe03c2dbc617bcc0cb314a7211c060c393 d46dd |
| /u/Billthegifter https://giphy.com/gifs/l378gODdla75xN0CA |
| /u/Sham_Masta_Sham Brother, that is a step or two above mildly infuriating |
| /u/Sad-Fishing8789 Come on, just the lip |
| /u/OnniVic YOWCH that is gonna be a bitch to heal, my condolences |
| /u/clev1 Yup and it's gonna look horrible while it heals. Like he'll be walking around with a constant cold sore. |
| /u/DismalSoil9554 I split my bottom lip because I fell on my face like an idiot (my dog tripped me up). It was swollen and split for a while, but even after 6+ months I still have a bumpy scar. That wound is not gonna disappear so fast. |
| /u/notawisehuman He gonna hate some of the food that will cause to hurt like hell. Then, will hate the barber more. |
| /u/ImTooSaxy That's a big ass slice. Lip doesn't heal like normal skin. |
| /u/kokichistan Thankfully for this dude lips heal faster than normal skin. This is fucked |
| /u/imafinhehe I hope he gave you the cut for free or at least a good discount. If not I would leave a nasty review. |
| /u/konnonyuuki Take the free cut and leave the worst review ever seen by humanity. And get some law's punch on his non-cutted mouth. |
| /u/imafinhehe Yeah. I was thinking that Maybe I would leave the nastiest craziest most diabolical review ever seen by human weather they gave it or not. And also make the barber pay for any prescribed ointment or something if you go to the doctor and they say so. |
| /u/Low_Biscotti5539 He better had gave the cut for free. If this happened to me I would just straight up refuse to pay |
| /u/Samson_J_Rivers Holy shit. That's more than a nick man. Thats gonna be healing for weeks. Hope you don't like salty / greasy foods 💀 |
| /u/ArunKT26 https://preview.redd.it/dvfap9mw9t7h1.jpeg?width=640&for mat=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d637f2f5da071d97c5a757ee03e15aba773 aee38 |
| /u/nicayworld1 https://preview.redd.it/5ga6lk0ijt7h1.png?width=480&form at=png&auto=webp&s=2c9e2a922cc5a645594b0f4275354290f5af7 a71 |
| /u/Sad-Protection-3362 ........where the fuck is this even from |
| /u/SuperCalibur Damn! I had a barber cut the top of my ear one time. This looks rough. |
| /u/Ok_Boysenberry5849 That's not a nick, that's his breakfast bacon |
| /u/rplusg Visit doctor and get a tetanus shot if needed. |
| /u/newaccount721 Shit I'm always scared about this but thought it was irrational... turns out it is a reasonable worry. Hope it heals soon op |
| /u/TangeloThick2780 damn boi he took out a chunk |
| /u/circadian_light That's not a "nick"...closer to a gash. |
| /u/KushySoles Wouldn't that leave a scar/lump? He disfigured you. |
| /u/DismalSoil9554 It will leave a scar. |
| /u/MoonChild27B https://giphy.com/gifs/hFT2AEFlah0AHFcibs The scissor in question |
| /u/x-Na Probably needs stitches? |
| /u/Own-Jeweler3169 That's not a nick mate, he took a chunk out, that's borderline surgery. |
| /u/I_-AM-ARNAV More than mildlyinfuriating. Just a bit of salt and boom |
| /u/Bordem-Industry Damn that's a pretty hefty gash, if this is a regular thing for the barber then he shouldn't be one |
| /u/NataschaTata What the heck... that ain't going to grow back, that's for sure |
| /u/Cryozenica "Nicked" by Freddy Kruger or Edward Scissordhands? |
| /u/seamless39 That is not a nick my dude that is a CHONK |
| /u/InternationalRoad445 https://giphy.com/gifs/M9gPbRZTWqZP2 |
| /u/spacekitt3n https://giphy.com/gifs/KVBLwsJdcZZJ4vaT0q |
| /u/Emergency_Accident36 More damage than Trumps ear. |
| /u/maybebaebea That is absolutely not a nick. What the fuck |
| /u/InsideExpress9055 I hope they didnt charge you for it. Thats wild. |
| /u/Advanced-Ad-1544 That's more than a nick. Tis but a scratch! |
| /u/nn666 That's not a nick. He cut a chunk out of your lip. I'd be surprised if that doesn't scar. |
| /u/TreeFidey Nicked ? BITCH. He cut a damn piece yo lip off. |
| /u/Key_Anxiety_899 Calling this just a nick..... lmao dude he took a chunk from your lip. I know that shit hurt. |
| /u/DIrue15 Nick??? Mf gave you a visit to the er |