What a wonderful job doctors did for this little trooper!! Respect 🙏 Facial reconstruction on a child with Crouzon Syndrome.3yr ⋅ Brief-Resolve-5765 ⋅ r/surgery
Me (Left) and my Friend are year 1 Med students, and can’t afford a new couch. Had to perform an acute surgery to save a loved ones life today. Patient is stable after surgery and is currently in Pre-Op. (Video of surgery in thread)3yr ⋅ FrenzyLight ⋅ r/surgery
Got my uterus removed Oct 29, 2020. Had one uterine fibroid, and two pedunculated tumors (benign). Recovery is the least amount of pain i felt in 16 years.3yr ⋅ ssluscious ⋅ r/surgery
My son slipped with scissors and severed all the tendons in his right hand.3yr ⋅ largebore ⋅ r/surgery
Gallbladder removal. What’s the black line in pic on the right? Too much fat in liver?8mo ⋅ Weird-Eye6877 ⋅ r/surgery
I had strabismus surgery - my left eye muscle was tightened to restore alignment of eyes3yr ⋅ n64collecting ⋅ r/surgery
Having a cyst in my neck removed, the incision looks like they're giving me a new eye2yr ⋅ scarface2069 ⋅ r/surgery
Went in for a tubal ligation and found this friend growing on my right ovary.3mo ⋅ marklar10 ⋅ r/surgery
2021 can suck my ass. 2 brain surgeries (craniotomies) and one ear surgery (mastoidectomy) later, 0/10 would not recommend, but I will recover just in time for concerts to return. 26 M dealing w/ benign brain tumor.3yr ⋅ joedobz1995 ⋅ r/surgery
In what situations is it standard practise for surgeons to hold the scalpel upside down like this? Does this grip have a name?5mo ⋅ NoobDoesMC ⋅ r/surgery
Today’s Perforated Megacolon due to Incarcerated Scrotal Hernia that caused Stercoral Peritonitis3yr ⋅ freedef ⋅ r/surgery
just had a salivary gland removed due to stone, they also fixed my overgrown nasal septum and removed a difficult wisdom tooth. jackpot! still drowsy from general anaesthesia but overall feeling good. wish me a speedy recovery y'all3yr ⋅ danyukhin ⋅ r/surgery
Thought you guys would enjoy this pre surgery pic of my wrist laceration from a couple days ago4yr ⋅ robparadis ⋅ r/surgery
Handmade gift for my general surgeon best friend (did a consult with my general surgeon mother who confirmed that this was funny)2yr ⋅ InternationalMaize34 ⋅ r/surgery
A doctor wanted to demonstrate his surgical precision by sewing a piece of fabric under the membrane of an egg. Can someone name the instruments he is using for the rest of us?4yr ⋅ Hellothereawesome ⋅ r/surgery
70 year old Jeanette Shields broke her hip while she was in the hospital. After having surgery to fix her hip the doctors told her husband that unfortunately they dropped her off the operating table after surgery. She later died.1yr ⋅ what_lies_beneath1 ⋅ r/surgery
5 years ago I had a partial amputation of my second toe. Last Thursday they took the rest. So far so good.2yr ⋅ iShoot556 ⋅ r/surgery
About three days after having the ruptured disc in my spine removed and replaced& having my spine fused with rods and screws. This is my back side.3yr ⋅ vannahrain ⋅ r/surgery
What a difference 2 months can make. Liver resection, cholecystectomy (24 April) infection took place two weeks post discharge.3yr ⋅ Valen258 ⋅ r/surgery
I'm having surgery done this Thursday to get this thing removed. I'm rather nervous about my spine being operated on. Just looking for some encouragement and positive vibes3yr ⋅ framedfjord ⋅ r/surgery
Tonsillectomy and uvulectomy to treat my obstructive sleep apnea! Recovery was an absolute nightmare.3yr ⋅ susmantha ⋅ r/surgery
Here is my 10 year old skin draft surgery when I got hit by a car3yr ⋅ Desperate_Future_395 ⋅ r/surgery
How my wife’s day on call is going as a surgical tech . I should do something nice for her when she gets home2yr ⋅ G0PACKGO ⋅ r/surgery
This is a year after my accident, doctors recommends removing the whole fingernail. Physically it doesn’t hurt or anything, only reason I’m considering it is cosmetically.2yr ⋅ Kremorga ⋅ r/surgery
“Video games made me a better surgeon”. A study of laparoscopic specialists found that those who played for more than three hours per week made 32 percent fewer errors during practice procedures compared to their non-gaming counterparts.3yr ⋅ makdorsen ⋅ r/surgery
Getting into my ultrasound program literally saved my life. When we first started scanning each other my professor noticed a large cyst on the screen and sent me to the doctor. Two weeks later, this behemoth of an ovarian cyst was removed from my abdomen. It weighed 8lbs and measured 11”x10”x10”4yr ⋅ AAA5982 ⋅ r/surgery
Colectomy. 5 robotic ‘punctures’ and one incision to remove the 8” of colon removed. Very easy surgery and no post surgery pain.3yr ⋅ OlderGuyWatching ⋅ r/surgery
2 weeks s/p two tendon reconstruction and severed nerve repair. gnarly3yr ⋅ scrubcapzandskullcap ⋅ r/surgery
Surgeon said no sutures but it's been 5 weeks and these tiny white bumps feel like fishing wire poking out? I tried to gently pull with sanitized tweezers and they won't budge. Surgeon said they only used glue. had a plate put in for broken humerus. I will ask them, but any other explanation?1yr ⋅ TwoAccomplished4043 ⋅ r/surgery
is this normal? 9 days post surgery. it just doesn't look like it wants to connect.2yr ⋅ Bored_dane ⋅ r/surgery
Decided to see what the inside of my foot looks like.. I have a pic during surgery if anyone is interested, just let me know!2yr ⋅ Feisty_Juggernaut_87 ⋅ r/surgery
Blood clot in my femoral artery, they had to run the bypass through the popliteal because the side was full of infection almost lost it.3yr ⋅ JacobMeixner ⋅ r/surgery
Having surgery to have these pins removed from my knee. After 6 years causing me major pain!2yr ⋅ blondibear73 ⋅ r/surgery
5th Metacarpal Boxer fracture, Doc said I don't need surgery but do I? i can't open the left side of my hand it feels stuck, out of cast starting rehab soon2yr ⋅ NoPrice1523 ⋅ r/surgery
Tumour removed from between the scapula and the chest wall. 3 hour surgery. Still in hospital 4 days later. Bad pain! Crazy respect to surgeons and their teams.4yr ⋅ wutsunderthere ⋅ r/surgery
My dad just had his second total shoulder surgery done last Tuesday 3/23. However with his first one it didn't bruise nearly as bad as this current one. Bruising has spread to the center of his chest. Is this something to worry about? TIA3yr ⋅ The-Bedroom-Hero ⋅ r/surgery
Parathyroid Adenoma, 5x3cm, caused hyperparathyroidsm, diagnosed after patient broke both of her legs in two days.4yr ⋅ freedef ⋅ r/surgery
Comminuted talar neck fracture surgery after a snowboarding accident ... here’s my foot 2 weeks post surgery. In a cast for 6 more weeks. 3 screws and 1 plate later.3yr ⋅ fizzyfloss ⋅ r/surgery
*UPDATE* Brachial Cleft Cyst Removed Today. It measured at 4x4x4cm, lots of pain, but I’m ok. Dressing has an integrated drain that I can remove in three days. Thank you for all your support and kind words of support, it really helped me leading up to the surgery.3yr ⋅ Blumpkinotheclown ⋅ r/surgery
When the attending wants to guarantee the med student doesn’t touch anything6yr ⋅ kabob3213 ⋅ r/surgery
Reminder to never pick up smoking fellas. Plaque we pulled today from a bilateral femoral endarterectomy.5yr ⋅ KCbizzy ⋅ r/surgery
Hidradenitis Suppurativa cut from my thighs, buttocks & groin. Afraid of my new life with a Tim Burton vagina lol3yr ⋅ CosmicConfusion94 ⋅ r/surgery
Johns Hopkins experts propose business training requirement for med students3yr ⋅ MDMBAJoyce ⋅ r/surgery
I got surgery a few days ago to fix a fractured tibia spine and torn ACL! My surgeon did a fantastic job 🙂3yr ⋅ clown_fxcker ⋅ r/surgery
Surgeon used two tegaderms to make his phone sterile so he could take photos7yr ⋅ kabob3213 ⋅ r/surgery
2-3 mm diameter nerves in the clitoris are finally included in OB/GYN surgery literature for the first time.5yr ⋅ jessica_pin ⋅ r/surgery
Broke ankle on 6/26 ortho surgeon schedule a surgery on 7/14. That seems like a long time to wait and I assume my injury is going to start healing itself in a deformed way? Please help.2yr ⋅ notseess ⋅ r/surgery
I (21F) had a liver resection one year ago. This is a piece of one of my Adenomas. The largest was roughly 14cm4yr ⋅ bburakov ⋅ r/surgery
Omg this guy got his hip replaced and told his doctor to save it so he can use it as a cane that is so cool 😎5yr ⋅ domini_boii ⋅ r/surgery
picture taken two days after my brain tumor was removed - how long until the swelling stops?5yr ⋅ bogvs ⋅ r/surgery
Liver surgery scar healing update. Original posts and text update in comments.1yr ⋅ Valen258 ⋅ r/surgery
Follow up post from earlier today... this is an X-ray of both knees from 2 years ago right after my first total knee replacement.2yr ⋅ blondibear73 ⋅ r/surgery
I had a hysterectomy on 3/11. I'm fascinated by my abnormally small uterus!5yr ⋅ alfredoatmidnight ⋅ r/surgery
Had nerve transfer in my left shoulder sept 1st. Anyone have anything like this and how was your recovery and did it work?3yr ⋅ gabbieisaCD ⋅ r/surgery
Does this style of hemostat have a name? Where I can buy different types of them (curved, different lengths, etc)?3yr ⋅ prototagonist ⋅ r/surgery
Here is my arm after reconstructive surgery. Thank goodness for medical science and my surgeon that night.4yr ⋅ TO_guy ⋅ r/surgery
2 weeks post op. Thumb UCL and RCL repair. Currently in a cast for two more weeks and then I have to get a pin removed.4yr ⋅ Taco9freak ⋅ r/surgery
HUGE bronchial cleft cyst in neck. Getting bigger everyday! I am so nervous to have it operated on. Anyone on here have surgeries neck related? How bad is recovery?2yr ⋅ KKeezy29 ⋅ r/surgery
Yesterday got through my aortic valve replacement. A few more days and I can go home!6yr ⋅ ensignricky71 ⋅ r/surgery
Had a small potato sized lipoma in my intestines that caused a intususpeption... common in babies... super rare in adults.. surgeon said i was the 2nd person hes operated on with one in his 20 year career..4yr ⋅ 13luckyink13 ⋅ r/surgery
hammer toe correction procedure. Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis on 2nd middle and 4th toe.5yr ⋅ sierralavon ⋅ r/surgery
Carpal tunnel and tendinitis. 1st day post surgery. They decided last minute to shave part of my elbow.3yr ⋅ Tedesco13 ⋅ r/surgery
