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50 Medical Pics That Prove The Body Keeps The Score, And Sometimes It’s Absolutely Terrifying
CuriositiesMAY 2, 2025

50 Medical Pics That Prove The Body Keeps The Score, And Sometimes It’s Absolutely Terrifying

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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.

#1

Close-up of a scar from surgery showing dirt on surrounding skin but not on the scar, illustrating bizarre medical pics.
My scar from surgery doesn't get dirty at work. Deep wounds don't regenerate sweat glands, and dirt sticks to sweat!
154points

#2

Severed hand attached to man's ankle with medical device to preserve it for reattachment surgery.
Man's severed hand attached to his ankle to keep it alive until the arm is healed enough for reattachment
146points

#3

A close-up of a soldier’s forearm with a medically grown ear, showcasing bizarre medical pics from an IG account.
A soldier lost her ear in a car accident. So the doctors grew her a new one, on her forearm.
117points

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.

#4

Skull with a bizarre medical condition showing severe bone damage and erosion featured on an IG account sharing eerie medical pics.
Skull of a person who had skeletal cancer
117points

#5

X-ray image showing bizarre medical condition with rings and foreign objects in the neck area, illustrating eerie medical pics.
Internal Decapitation
110points

#6

Preserved human head and brain cross-section displaying detailed anatomy in a bizarre medical pic from IG account.
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.
106points

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.

#7

MRI scan of a human head showing brain and an unusual cluster of objects outside the skull in bizarre medical pics.
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.
104points

#8

Close-up black and white photo of a wrinkled foot with abnormal toes from bizarre medical pics shared on IG account.
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
97points

#9

A close-up of a hand with a severely blackened, bandaged finger shown in bizarre medical pics.
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.
97points

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.”

#10

Child's arm with unusual bend resting on a black surface, showcasing bizarre medical condition from eerie medical pics.
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.
94points

#11

Preserved human digestive system displayed with bizarre medical details and eerie anatomical features under bright lighting.
The entire human digestive system
90points

#12

Close-up of a foot with severe toe discoloration and damage, illustrating bizarre medical conditions shared on Instagram.
This photo shows frostbites of a climber who almost lost his toes while trying to save an injured teammate, climbing Mount Everest!
88points

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.

#13

Comparison of a truck driver's face showing severe skin damage from 28 years of sun exposure, illustrating bizarre medical effects.
28 years of sun exposure made the left side of a truck driver's face look 20 years older.
87points

#14

Young man with an unusually large neck sitting on a hospital bed in a room, bizarre medical condition picture.
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.
86points

#15

Close-up of hand with one finger showing abnormal yellow discoloration, illustrating bizarre medical condition.
Raynauds syndrome
82points

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.

#16

Man with bizarre red marks on his back resembling an eerie branching pattern in a medical condition image.
Lichtenberg scarring
81points

#17

X-ray image showing bizarre and eerie medical condition affecting hand bones with unusual skeletal formation.
81points

#18

X-ray image showing a foot inside a shoe alongside an unusual fish skeleton, featuring bizarre medical pics.
Stepped on Catfish
76points

“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.”

#19

Woman with swollen face and allergic reaction bumps on arm after bizarre medical allergy testing shared on IG account.
Allergy testing went great, turns out I'm allergic to "all of the above"
76points

#20

Severe bruising on a bent arm shown in a bizarre medical picture from an IG account sharing eerie medical pics.
Muscle rupture due to excessive weight lifting
76points
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