40 Photos That Give A Fresh Perspective Of The Human Body

Though you have lived with your body your whole life, you may not know all the fascinating details about it. While we have gained a better understanding of the human physical form over time from our exposure to medical TV shows such as House, Grey’s Anatomy and ER, there are still quite a few things we may not have seen before. But as usual, we have you covered with a slew of images found online of the most intriguing pics of the human body. Scroll below to check out these fascinating photos of extreme close-ups of skin, transplants, and injuries that make us see human healing in a whole new light.

#1 Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer! This Is T-Cell Immunotherapy!

Image source: sarahjewel

LakotaWolf (she/her): Fight for OP, little cells!

#2 My Injury Healed In A Nearly Perfect Heart Shape

Image source: Lelapa

#3 The Bruising I Had From A Recent Wisdom Tooth Extraction

Image source: ToIA

Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het: Did they kneel on you to get extra leverage?

#4 I Had A Brain Tumor Removed, And Now I’m A Bit Absent Minded

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Colt Winkler: budum tssss

#5 Mild Gore. Brother’s Girlfriend’s Transparent Skin Graft. F**k Cancer

Image source: Doom_Riff_Heretic

#6 My Finger After Getting It Stuck In A Car Door

Image source: Wanderer-777

madeleine f: I wish I never saw this..

#7 Uncle’s Eye Healed After Corneal Transplant Surgery

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madeleine f: Looks bionic.

#8 Before And After I Wear My Fake Eye

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#9 The Seventeen Stitches Left In My Eye While It Recovers From Corneal Transplant Surgery

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DennyS (denzoren): It amazes me that we can do these procedures…like look how far we’ve advanced.

#10 Bruise Progression

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#11 My Scar Doesn’t Get Dirty When I’m At Work

Image source: GooseZeus

lwolf1952: No skin oil to attract dirt.

#12 Brain Surgery Scars On The Top Of My Head

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#13 Had A Nail Run Through My Eye. They Stretched My Pupil Over The Hole And Stitched It Up

Image source: Ooopsie-daisy

Anne Jones: 😱😱😱😱😱

#14 Cervical Fusion Surgery Scar 2 Weeks Post Op

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#15 Scar From Carotid Artery Surgery

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#16 My Cornea Transplant Nearly 4 Months After Surgery

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#17 The Difference Three Months Of Hardcore Chemotherapy Makes!

Image source: DoYouDestinyBrah

LakotaWolf (she/her): OP’s last post/comment on Reddit was 3 years ago. OP said they were diagnosed with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, which has a 15% 5-year survival rate. I wish I knew that they were okay and that they made it. Maybe they just changed their username :(

#18 I Got Stung By A Jellyfish 20 Years Ago That’s Effected The Cells In My Skin Meaning It Can’t Change Colour Due To Temperature

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Brian Droste: It has been maybe two months ago but I looked up how many people get stung by jellyfish. I don’t recall the approximately number of people, but it is in the millions each year. I am to lazy to look it up again.

#19 Burnt My Hand With An Iron At Age 1.5 This Is My Hand Almost 14 Years Later. Yes That Is Hair On My Hand

Image source: BogdanAnime

PeepPeep the duck: Well upside I guess you could make lots of ‘Marty’s fun private time’ jokes. As a burn survivor myself, this kind of skin graft must be a pain in the bum to manage

#20 Blood From A Vein(Top Bag) And Blood From An Artery(Bottom Bag). Your Blood Is Just Darker With No Oxygen In It, Not Blue

Image source: Aryxii

#21 The Scar On My Hand, From A Skin Transplant From My Upper Arm, Gets More Tanned Than The Rest

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#22 Strands Of DNA Precipitated By Ethanol. About 3 Trillion Of Them

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#23 My Nails Pushing The Chemo Out Of My Fingertips

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#24 ‘stretched’ Freckles On My Surgery Scar

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leendadll: Would be a great base for a birch tree tattoo

#25 My Wife’s Hair Color Naturally Changing After Childbirth

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MyNameIsNotAPortent: My grey hair is hereditary, I got it from my children

#26 Something Interesting : I Got An Eye Injury 6 Years Ago That Left My Right Eye Blue Now Instead Of The Original Brown!

Image source: iyaayas10

LakotaWolf (she/her): From OP on Reddit: “So a quick overview is that I was hit in the eye with a tree branch and have had 6 surgeries on it so far. My pupil does not adjust anymore so it always looks like it’s extremely dilated and my iris peeled up and is no longer brown but is showing the blue underneath. Also, I no longer have a lens in that eye!” When asked if OP can see out of that eye: “Without a contact, nope nothing, with a contact at power 15 I can see blurred images… like the outline of my hand if it’s close to my face.” When asked about their depth perception: “At first it was pretty difficult but I can still take in sunlight and my brain adjusted quite well. I honestly can’t even tell a difference anymore after so many years, unless I close my left eye.”

#27 My Flesh-Eating Spider Bite Turned Into A Heart-Shaped Scar

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#28 Burn Mark On Hand Reveiles Fresh Tattoo

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lwolf1952: If reveal and revile had a baby.

#29 My Invisible (White) Tattoo Is Currently Visible

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glowworm2: Explanation from OP:I have a connective tissue disorder (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome), which causes basically everything throughout my body to be weaker than it should be, including blood vessels. This was the result of having an arterial line inserted so they could monitor my blood pressure during surgery.

#30 When My Son Was Born He Had A Knot In His Umbilical Cord

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TruthoftheHeart: So so very lucky that it didn’t tighten or it would have cut off the child’s oxygen during birth

#31 Thought You All Might Appreciate My Uncommon Stitches

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LakotaWolf (she/her): Because I needed to know, even though the image made my spine quiver – from OP on Reddit: “Broken glass at work sliced and separated the front of my thumb from my thumbnail (I’m a bartender) And the Doc decided the best way to fix it would be to sow my thumb right back onto my nail lol. Didn’t even know that was a possibility (expected it to be glued) or I probably would’ve forgone the hospital all together.”

#32 How Chemotherapy Affect Nails

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#33 My Scab From An Oil Burn Took Part Of My Tattoo Along With It

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#34 Only My Right Arm Is Allergic To My Wristwatch

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Somebodys grandmother: Be carefull. The other arm will also be soner or later. Drop the watch. Been there, done that. My allergy just spred from there. It’s nickel!

#35 Dealing With A Lung Infection And Coughed Up A Bronchial Cast – A Mucosal Plug That Retained The Shape Of The Bronchioles It Came Out Of

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#36 My Eye Is Gradually Losing Its Color

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het: You have some time left before needing to recharge.

#37 Two Weeks Ago I Cleanly Sliced Off The Tip Of My Finger With A Mandoline. Today, You Can See Each Layer Of Skin Healing Separately

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#38 Breast Milk Color Difference 3 Days Postpartum vs. 8 Weeks Postpartum

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#39 A Patch Of My Hair Fell Out 1.5 Years Ago And Has Grown Back Curly

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#40 Engine Grease Revealing Where I Prick My Fingers To Check Blood Sugar

Image source: TheBrikk

Dorothy Reiser: I always used the sides of my fingers so I can use my fingers with less pain.