On Jul 24, 2:31 pm, Thomas Levine <thomas.lev...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I've always hated looking at injured or deformed mammals. I always
> find it disgusting, and sometimes I imagine the injury happening to
> me. This includes watching surgery.
>
> Because this disgust seems totally irrational and because I find
> anatomy quite interesting, I would like to overcome this reluctance to
> look at injured mammals.
>
> Does anyone have any better ways to do this than watching a video of a
> dissection or a surgery? Does anyone think watching the operation in
> person would be more effective? Does anyone have any recommendations
> of a particular video to watch?
I went down to a hospital in my area and watched a couple of surgeries
just a couple of months ago. For me it really did help to see what a
surgery is really like in three dimensions. For me it was helpful to
remove some of the misconceptions and clouding surrounding surgery.
When I was there I saw a fece lift a breast capsule repair and
augmentation and an ENT surgeon do a small surgery on a guys nose. It
was very humane. I was actually surprised by it, I really expected my
heart to hurt for the people on the table and for it to be
significantly more gory than it was, but it was very clean and not
gruesome in any way. The only thing that I think might get to some
people is the smell of the cotterizer (sp?). It has that smell like
burning hair. But all in all, for me it was a very good thing to go
through. I would recommend a live surgery for anyone that is
considering the medical field because it is a field that is very
shrouded with mystery, lots of stuff that you would have no clue about
happens behind the closed doors of the O.R. and it was very good for
me to see that surgery is alot less shock and awe when it somes to the
gore factor and was in fact very surgical and concise. I hope that
helps you out a bit. My biggest objection to watching a video of a
surgery is that it is 2D, you can't get a realistic feel for what the
O.R. is really like. let us know what you decide.
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