38 Photos Of The Human Body That Blew My Mind (Well, Not Literally — Then I Might Have To Be In This Post)
1.Did you know it's possible to function basically normally even with a large part of your brain missing? This person had a stroke in utero but lived a pretty normal life with some minor difficulties.
2.This person also lived a normal life with a massive 6.2cm cyst — their brain just grew around it.
3.The human body's ability to heal is just genuinely incredible.
4.Look at how your fingers can regenerate!!!
5.Your body's doing all kinds of stuff all the time to help you that you don't even see.
6.The body's ability to adopt skin grafts and heal actually blows my mind. There's a one-year difference between these two photos.
7.Modern medicine is just incredible. Here's a person being injected with sclerosant, which immediately collapses and reabsorbs spider veins.
8.Did you know there'a device that can literally stretch your pupil during eye surgery?
9.The fact that we can basically replace bones and joints in the body is incredible.
10.Having metal in your body is so...well, metal to me.
11.You might think there would be heavy scarring after major surgery, but check out how little scarring this person was left with after THREE life-saving heart surgeries.
12.Even massive, body-long scars heal amazingly.
13.Literal brain surgery also heals nicely — this is the progress after only a week.
14.It's also wild to me what humans can survive. This person was struck by lightning and survived — and ended up with this awesome scar.
15.Though of course, sometimes what seem like minor injuries can be much bigger than you think. This cut almost paralyzed someone's finger and required surgery — watch out for injuries on your joints!
16.One of the coolest things about the human body is disorders and abnormalities that don't have any adverse effects — they just look awesome. Like Arcus senilis, which can occur in older people. (Though be careful — sometimes rings like this can be something more serious).
17.Piebaldism is one of the coolest examples — it usually causes a loss of pigment in skin and hair near the top of your head, and it looks awesome.
18.Have you ever heard of "werewolf syndrome"? It's basically when hair grows on your face.
19.Did you know that injuries can actually affect hair growth?
20.And disorders can also affect hair growth and even color.
21.There's even a syndrome that makes your hair "uncombable — it's literally called Uncombable Hair Syndrome.
22.Did you know you can get tumors or cysts on your eye? This is pterygium, or noncancerous growth. It can eventually cause vision issues.
23.Your iris can become inflamed, swollen, and even "stuck" like this person's.
24.You can also have a blood defect that turns your eye yellow.
25.It's wild to me that a tiny insect can do this much damage.
26.This six-year-old's dental x-ray showing adult and baby teeth looks wild, but it's pretty standard.
27.Did you know it's possible to have a hair growing on your eardrum? It can actually cause way more issues than you'd think — like nausea, coughing, tinnitus, chronic pain, and even hearing loss. Luckily, removal is pretty easy (but don't try it yourself).
28.Gallstones are low-key such a fear of mine. Look how big this one is!
29.Imagine passing this kidney stone. :(
30.This is what it looks like to be stung by a jellyfish.
31.Apparently, jellyfish stings can cause permanent damage.
32.This is what it looks like to have an enlarged heart — luckily, it can be treated with surgery.
33.Did you know it's possible to have stripes on your wisdom teeth? It can be an effect of antibiotics while the teeth are growing.
34.And I thought having all four of my wisdom teeth was bad.
35.UTIs are pretty common...purple pee is not. It happens when patients using a catheter are dealing with constipation.
36.TIL you can sometimes see your pulse in blood flow after an injury.
37.This is what excess skin looks like after it's removed.
38.And finally, here's how much skin color can change in the sun — check out this person's tanned hand against their untanned foot.
