Most of us agree that health is our most cherished treasure. Medicine has come a long way in the 21st century alone. We have advanced machines that doctors use for surgery, successful organ transplants, better cancer treatments, and improved plastic surgeries. Some medical procedures are so astounding that we call them "medical wonders."
The subreddit r/medizzy has 363k members who share incredible medical cases that might surprise even experts. From rare conditions that make you wonder what's possible to surgeries that show how amazing modern medicine is, this is a place to learn about the human body and the challenges doctors face. Take a journey through these enlightening, inspiring, and at times astonishing posts from the group. It's all about medicine here!
#22 Completely White Gums! A 48-Year-Old Woman Went To The Hospital Complaining Of Fatigue And Painful, Swollen Gums That Were All White
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#24 My Husband Suffers Frequent Kidney Stones. He Just Passed This Nightmarish Thing
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#27 Triphalangeal Thumb (TPT) Is A Congenitalmalformation Where The Thumb Has Three Phalanges Instead Of Two
The extra phalangeal bone can vary in size from that of a small pebble to a size comparable to the phalanges in non-thumb digits.
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#28 X-Ray Of A Patient Who Had A Long History Of Chewing And Gnawing Their Fingers To The Bone
This resulted in severe bacterial infections which had to be treated with multiple amputations amputations
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#31 Bungee Cord To The Eye Caused Man's Iris To Collapse Into Multiple Deformed Pupils
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#33 When A Nurse Lets You And Your Partner Know That The Patient You Transported A Month Ago Did Not Just Have A Small Cut On His Back
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#34 Raynaud's Phenomenon. It Is A Medical Condition In Which Spasm Of Arteries Cause Episodes Of Reduced Blood Flow
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#35 This Young Patient Developed Endocarditis, Inflammation Of The Heart Valve(S) Caused By An Infection
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#36 Archeological Remains Of Patients Of Brain Surgery Performed By Ancient Doctors Of The Inca Empire In The 15th Century
The incan people practiced brain surgery, in which a piece was chipped out of the skull, part of the brain removed, and the hole covered by metal beaten flat
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#39 Got In A Wreck And Messed My Eye Up And Had To Do Some Sort Of Procedure And I Looked Pretty Cool
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