Splinters Symptoms

Usually, a splinter is fairly obvious. You feel pain and a sense that a foreign body is embedded in the skin. Often, you can see the splinter in or under the skin. You may have only a small flow of blood or no bleeding at all. You may or may not be able to feel the splinter or a tip of it. Sometimes, you may not notice a splinter at all until an infection develops. Then, the area becomes red, swollen, warm, and tender.