If you are active and wear jewelry there is a chance that injury may occur. Taking off jewelry for work or physical activity is a smart move. It can sometimes be very difficult to remove safely.

Rings can be a very dicey situation if your finger is injured. The best thing to do is lubricate the area around the ring and remove it before the swelling starts. If already swelled try ice and elevation, then lubricate and try removing again. The next step is having a medical professional remove it with a saw.

Jewelers who may have been threatened by titanium ring sales likely started the rumor that titanium is a poor choice due to the metal strength is near impossible to cut. Mens titanium rings could not be created if this were true. Call your local emergency facility for information regarding titanium ring removal.

I have personally cut through titanium rings with my home dremel ( I make jewelry ) with ease. Professionals would not use a dremel obviously. They are equipped with high tech emergency ring cutters. If you are injured and your ring finger is swollen to an unsafe level seek emergency care immediately.

If you just simply outgrow your ring you should go and see your jeweler. They usually have some very ingenious ways to remove the ring. I have even seen a jeweler cut a ring off of someones finger nut that is very rare. Oh and by the way it was titanium. Insurance liability makes this a very rare case indeed.

Never try to cut a ring off at home. Too many people have been severely injured doing this. Most injuries occur because the person attempts to use some sort of wire cutter and ends up with a trip to the hospital. Let professionals do this kind of work.