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DIY surgical techniques you should probably leave alone
"Adult patient had gas and poked a hole in his belly button with basically a knitting needle to release it," writes okaycitizen. "Edit: it didn't work, he actually came in for the ensuing infection in his belly button."
Redditors were very grossed out by this story, with many pointing out that there are loads of over-the-counter products that are made specifically for this purpose and that don't involve sharp objects.
Focused a little higher up on the body, Do_my_cat_daddy tells a story that happened while doing a rotation in the emergency department as a med student.
"Patient comes in and is pretty vague about his actual complaint, something about head pain but he looks just fine sitting waiting to be seen," the Redditor writes.
"When I finally get to see him and ask him what actually happened, he removes the hat he was wearing and a chunk of skin about the size of my hand literally flaps off of his skull. This guy managed to basically scalp himself, and apparently it had been like that for 3 days. According to him it was caused by falling in his bathroom and hitting his head on the toilet. He had been previously duct taping it down or using the hat to hold the skin on, but it wasn't sticking well and that's when his wife convinced him to come to the hospital."
A Reddit thread offers an uncomfortable cautionary tale.
Redditors were very grossed out by this story, with many pointing out that there are loads of over-the-counter products that are made specifically for this purpose and that don't involve sharp objects.
Focused a little higher up on the body, Do_my_cat_daddy tells a story that happened while doing a rotation in the emergency department as a med student.
"Patient comes in and is pretty vague about his actual complaint, something about head pain but he looks just fine sitting waiting to be seen," the Redditor writes.
"When I finally get to see him and ask him what actually happened, he removes the hat he was wearing and a chunk of skin about the size of my hand literally flaps off of his skull. This guy managed to basically scalp himself, and apparently it had been like that for 3 days. According to him it was caused by falling in his bathroom and hitting his head on the toilet. He had been previously duct taping it down or using the hat to hold the skin on, but it wasn't sticking well and that's when his wife convinced him to come to the hospital."
A Reddit thread offers an uncomfortable cautionary tale.