If you’ve ever wanted to be a doctor or know someone who works in healthcare, you probably know how bizarre and even scary the medical field and the human body can be. The world’s medical history is full of eerie events, powerful breakthroughs, and moments that make you wonder whether you’re stuck in an episode of Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone.
The ‘Creepy Medical’ account on Instagram features some of the most bizarre and chilling medical pics and facts. We’ve collected some of the weirdest ones to share with you, and you can check them out by scrolling down.
Warning: keep in mind that you may find some of these images and topics incredibly uncomfortable and gross.
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Internal Decapitation
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A wax model showing the anatomy of the head. It was produced in Naples by the sculptor Gennaro Ferrini between 1820 and 1830, with the wax modelled over a real skull.
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One of the most frightening and deeply creepy things we’ve encountered in recent science news is the advancement in biological computing using lab-grown neurons. It’s something straight out of a sci-fi dystopian story.
ABC News reports that Australia-based start-up Cortical Labs has recently launched CL1 at an international tech conference in Barcelone, promising access to the “first commercialized biological computer.”
In a nutshell, CL1 is a box that is filled with hundreds of thousands of live human brain cells. These neurons, too small to see with the naked eye, respond to inputs from a nearby computer and are ‘learning.’ Previously, back in 2022, the startup had taught neurons in a dish to play the video game Pong.
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Patient with end stage kidney disease showed this during physical examination of the arm.
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Skull of a person who had skeletal cancer
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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
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It’s probably no surprise to you that many folks enjoy thoroughly terrifying things, whether that’s looking at creepy content online, watching scary movies, enjoying horror literature, or playing immersive horror video games.
All of it evokes this peculiar contrast: on the one hand, we’re uncomfortable with what we see, but at the same time, we’re enjoying the thrill.
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Ilizarov Apparatus
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In an unusual surgery, doctors in Bengaluru removed a bulging growth from a woman's head that resembled a "sack of marbles."
The medical term for these globules is dermoid cysts. They are essentially tissue spheres that form from embryonic cells and may contain "hair, teeth, or nerves."
These globules can appear anywhere on the body, including one's ovaries and various areas of the head and neck.
Dermoid cysts are often harmless, but they don't resolve on their own and need to be removed surgically.
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According to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, so-called ‘counterhedonic consumption,’ where individuals seek out experiences or products that have been designed to evoke negative emotions, has “surged in recent decades to become one of the most prevalent and profitable forms of entertainment.”
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The entire human digestive system
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Based on researchers Haiyang Yang, a behavioral scientist at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and Kuangjie Zhang, from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore, one of the driving forces behind the consumption of horror is stimulation.
So, for example, you can feel mentally and physically stimulated when you’re exposed to terrifying scenarios.
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This photo shows frostbites of a climber who almost lost his toes while trying to save an injured teammate, climbing Mount Everest!
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On the one hand, consuming horror can make you feel anxiety or fear. However, at the same time, you also get a surge of positive emotions like excitement or joy.
It’s this contrast in how we feel that hooks people in because human beings tend to feel the most positive emotions when something else makes them feel the most negative ones.
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Had the hood of his car stuck for 30 minutes until someone came and helped him. Fifth finger developed dry gangrene and had to be amputated.
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Blood blisters on feet
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Plain radiograph of wrist joint shows polydactyly with duplication of ulna, duplication of ulnar side of carpal bones, metacarpals and phalanges, absence of radius and absence of thumb. Eight triphalangeal digits are seen. The middle phalanx of medial index finger is hypoplastic
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“Horror entertainment can also provide a novel experience, like a zombie apocalypse, that doesn't necessarily happen in the real world. At the same time, horror entertainment is a safe way to satisfy a curiosity about the dark side of humanity through storylines and characters facing the darkest parts of the human condition.”
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Fungating tumors in a patient with local cutaneous
metastases from invasive ductal carcinoma of the right
breast. Numerous violaceous, nodular, and ulcerative
tumors were distributed on her right breast, axilla, and
upper arm.
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All of that being said, it’s not like everyone’s thrilled with horror-themed content. You probably know some die-hard fans of horror who love it, as well as folks who absolutely loathe anything creepy, crawly, edgy, or dark.
As per the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, horror fans may have a psychological ‘protective frame.’
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Stepped on Catfish
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Foot binding (also known as Lotus foot) was the custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to modify the shape and size of their feet
It was practised in China from the Song dynasty until the early 20th century, and bound feet were considered a status symbol as well as a mark of beauty
Foot binding limited the mobility of women, and resulted in lifelong disabilities for most of its subjects, although some women with bound feet working outdoors have also been reported
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Raynauds syndrome
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The so-called ‘protective frame’ falls into three categories.
- The safety frame: “Watching a horror film or show means we have to know for sure that we are safe and that the evil entity is distant and cannot hurt us.”
- A sense of detachment: “We need to be reminded that horror we are seeing is not real—it's just great acting, special effects, and art direction.”
- Sense of control and confidence in managing the dangers we encounter: “We can still get a thrill from a good scare if we feel confident about controlling and overcoming the perceived danger.”
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Living with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
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Muscle rupture due to excessive weight lifting
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‘Creepy Medical’ has been on Instagram for years. The curator of the account, who is based in Germany, created the weird medicine, healthcare, and biology-focused project back in June 2018.
Over the years, they grew their following to 178k followers from around the globe, including people with a love of science, as well as fans of creepy, frightening, and edgy content.
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Which of these pics creeped you out and fascinated you the most, dear Pandas? Are you a fan of horror or do you prefer more wholesome, positive content on social media? Have you ever considered becoming a doctor, surgeon, or working in healthcare? Why (not)? Let us know in the comments.
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A dodgeball injury that resulted in radius and ulnar shaft fracture, aka broken forearm!
This sustained dodgeball injury has led to a bilateral diaphyseal fracture involving both the radius and ulnar shaft, thereby presenting as a fracture of the forearm.
This particular injury entails the disruptive discontinuity of the long bones situated within the antebrachial region, namely the radius and ulnar diaphyses.
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Conjunctival varices are abnormally dilated venous channels within the conjunctiva. They are typically freely mobile relative to the sclera. These venous malformations are usually asymptomatic and do not require any specific treatment. They can be excised for cosmetic reasons, but one should be aware that they may have orbital extensions
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Lichtenberg scarring
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Head trauma
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A 15-year-old boy has three extra vertebrae in his neck - a condition known as supernumerary vertebra along with congenital scoliosis - causing pain, stress on his nerves, and making it difficult for him to walk.
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