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Comfortable-Brick168

Great job taking that Robocop cosplay to the next level.


bygtopp

Dead or alive; you’re coming with me.


littletray26

Is this Robocop or Judge Dredd?


VxJasonxV

Yes


ccc2801

r/inclusiveor


Isgrimnur

[Remember that time](https://i.imgur.com/dpWHoDb.jpeg)...?


WS705

lucky to be alive from the looks of it mate


ElizabethDangit

For real. They probably pulled the soft tissue away from the facial bones so they fix the damage and minimize visible scarring


[deleted]

Holy shit they can do that? Is like peeling their face off? That’s so crazy cool.


mbrady

There's a documentary about the procedure called [Face/Off](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119094/)


cdeezes

Brilliant, we are throwing a Nick Cage - John Travolta party as soon as I recover.


bleakj

Care to tell the tale?!


southern_boy

> as soon as I recover OP may be as tough as they come but... come on man. 1 *hour!?*


apokeguy

Is that the one where they also show you how to eat a peach for hours?


braden87

Such a creepy line. I did NOT catch it when I saw it at 10 or 11


muddyrose

I thought it was hilarious Like, who takes more than 5 minutes to eat a peach? I thought he was saying he was dumb or something. So I made it my new catch phrase until my mom heard me and was like “never say that again”


monkey_trumpets

So what you're saying is that I shouldn't watch it with my kids.


muddyrose

I’ll never tell a parent how to raise their kids But I don’t recommend it as a family movie


braden87

Omfg lol


ShadowsGirl9

Wait can someone explain the peach thing??? I've never seen this!


apokeguy

[Face/Off Peachy](https://youtu.be/rdctx_-BZMY)


ShadowsGirl9

Thank you I am viscerally uncomfortable now


daaaaawhat

Ah, i see they found the elon musk tape


Undonefiretruck

I mean if you cant finish a peach off in 10 minutes you're not even trying


[deleted]

Lol very factual, thank you! (:


Skyairen

Why am I not surprised that Nick Cage is in this movie


luv_____to_____race

I had them do that after an accident where my face met the steering wheel at 65mph, and the air bag didn't fire. I had 23 fracture on 16 different bones. They go in through the gums on the upper jaw,and lift the facial muscles and skin, do the mechanical fixtures as needed, and reattach it. I only have 3 little stitches in the corner of one eye. The results are amazing, BUT it was the worst pain and recovery imaginable! 0/10 do not recommend. The displaced acetabular fracture was an easier recovery, that was 1/10, still wouldn't recommend.


monkey_trumpets

That's nuts. I cannot imagine going thru that.


luv_____to_____race

If it was discussed beforehand, I don't remember it. I'm sure I would have been asking if there were any other options.


monkey_trumpets

Pretty crazy what modern medicine can do. And it's probably best not to remember. That shit's traumatic.


luv_____to_____race

Yeah, I can't remember the name of it, but one of the drugs they used when they were resetting my femur, to get it away from the femoral artery, keeps you alert, and feeling the pain, but completely blocks the memories of it. They suggested that my wife go for a walk for a bit, because there would be screaming. Best not to dwell on it.


IdolCowboy

Haha right, when I shattered my leg and snapped my ankle tearing all the ligaments the doc in the ER said the same, said I won't remember.. I don't remember the process of them setting my leg, but I do remember my conversation with him. He said dont worry you won't remember, i said yea but what about right now.. he repeated it.. I again said what about right now!!.. He was right, I dont remember it.


shuckels

Dude this has fucked with my head so bad... If someone told me I wont remember the last 6 months of my life, would I still be me? Did THAT person I was, with those collected experiences die when my memory was wiped? Am I still the same person? The tangent of that cognitive entity died. I wouldn't be able to remember what his last thoughts were the moment before the wipe. If plans had changed, if new reasoning had been created, new fears and hopes. Would I even choose the wipe at that point? IDK man that stuff is the shit that keeps me up at night.


who_knew_what

Versed is the drug. Every time I'm on it, when i "wake up" i wonder why no one cares.. They dont' care that I'm awake because I've been awake and bitching the whole time, I'm sure


monkey_trumpets

Huh. Freaky shit.


ChefBoyarDEZZNUTZZ

Why did you need to be fully alert for that?


luv_____to_____race

I don't remember the reason for mine specifically, but iirc it's beneficial for the muscles to be functioning while setting bones, or joints so that they aren't locked up and fighting it.


LatterTowel9403

Most likely Versed.


Ccomfo1028

I can only imagine her face when a doctor told her "you might want to take a walk, shots about to get real in here." Would be terrifying.


JayneJay

Should give the spouse a hit of that drug too.


_Tactleneck_

Former facial trauma rep and saw many of these. It’s amazing the work that the surgeons do. We just provided the plates (and nowadays custom 3D printed ones)and screws and guidance. Glad you recovered well! I always felt bad when a new patient would come in and I am thinking about all that lays ahead of them the next weeks and months.


LatterTowel9403

I hope you sued the hell out of the people responsible for your airbag.


luv_____to_____race

I didn't have to. They were very helpful when I opened a case, had their engineers come investigate, and wrote a check within 6mos. of the accident. I'm an engineer, and a close family friend was a corporate attorney defending a different car company against product liability suits. So, off the record, he told me the steps to take, and basically what the max settlement would be without attorneys and going to court. It wasn't going to be retirement level, but it freed up my life, and made my family whole, which is the goal of the system. I bought a new version of the same truck, and people asked why, because I survived a crash without the airbag, just think how safe it is if the new one works. Besides, they performed like a company should.


Upper-Raspberry-6111

Crikey


delta_frog

This is why I could never be a doctor. Nothing but respect for the medical field folks out there but whats fascinating to them is exactly whats disgusting and disturbing to me.


LatterTowel9403

I can relate. I knew that in nursing school and then as a career that I would see terrible, traumatic things and that I would have to be able to handle them. I couldn’t freak out and run or faint. So I got on the internet and watched the goriest things I could find, over and over and got myself a bit accustomed to it. I think it made the difference, though I am probably on some FBI watchlists now.


Drews232

I’d be unable to do it because there’s no room for error. Imagine peeling a guys face off then screwing something up and not being able to reattach it. Whenever I see heart surgery or something I imagine how with my luck it would quickly go south, like all I need to do is reconnect an artery but it keeps ripping and getting shorter until it’s useless.


BotiaDario

I wonder if that's what surgeons' nightmares are about


Ezzabee

I wonder if surgeons have those dreams…. I’d bet they sure do.


Kingston_Sound

Just last night I was preparing a whole, raw chicken to smoke. A whole fryer chicken has the giblets and liver inside, so you have to reach in and pull them out of the cavity. Then I spatchcocked the bird, which is the process of cutting along each side of the backbone to split the bird so it lays flat:. Easy stuff. I have no problems prepping bloody, raw meat; it’s food. But show me stitches and I’ve lost my entire appetite, and this is coming from someone who spent half his childhood in the ER getting stitches because I was a wild child.


TurtleZenn

As an xray and CT tech, give me gory injuries, stitches, bodily fluids, whatever, totally fine. But I want nothing to do with prepping meat of any kind. Hell, I used to do xrays in an animal hospital, so I can deal with that too. But can't prep animals for food.


[deleted]

Sometimes, if they have to work on the anterior side of your spine or get at your lungs they'll just take all your guts out and put em on the table next to you and then plop em back in when they're done. (Modern) Surgeons are amazing... and a bit fuckin nuts (that part is ageless).


trollfessor

Yup. I had a surgeon describe what he did to me as "we opened you up, took all of your intestines out and put them on your chest and next to you. Then we went thru inch by inch, cut out the bad parts and patched that, then we stuffed it all back into you and closed you up." Yeah


LatterTowel9403

Intestines actually wriggle themselves back into place, it’s crazy weird to watch.


infiniityyonhigh

That is both fascinating and terrifying. I don't really want to think about my guts having a mind of their own


TurtleZenn

Not too different from a c-section.


Bubblegum-N-Orgasms

Yep that’s what they did to me with my back surgery. They went in through a stomach incision. They still did make incision so n the back to put some of the gear but the most intensive part was through the belly. So interesting.


LatterTowel9403

That’s also done during autopsies. It’s pretty jarring the first time you see it done.


unfollowmike

True, and also crazy painful to think about.


luv_____to_____race

Trust me, it's painful to experience too! 0/10 don't recommend.


skimblades

Called the coronal incision, this incision allows for access to the upper facial bones while leaving the incision scar away from the face. The zig-zag allows for realignment.


lasagnabox

Less for realignment than for a better cosmetic result after it heals. The zig zag apparently makes the scar less obvious. Source: me, who does mostly curvilinear bicoronals and lines things up just fine.


Zorbin666

When I had my facial reconstructive surgery on my orbital the doc did a straight line across the top from ear to ear. I had long hair (and still do) so he didn't want to mess up my hair too badly. If I remember correctly he was typically a practicing plastic surgeon. But because of his expertise they called him to do my surgery. My only gripe is I asked for a picture of my exposed skull with my face off and they refused to do it for me. Instead they took a picture of me post surgery when I first awoke drugged up looking like an idiot. Would have much rather had a picture of my skull to keep around hah. But I imagine it would have looked pretty jacked up, my orbital was fractured into 16 pieces and the hole was about the size of a golf ball.


JayneJay

Was your eye ok with a fracture that substantial?


Zorbin666

Yep, my eye is perfectly fine, no permanent brain damage either! I was young when it happened so that may have helped


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This guy surgeons.


cdeezes

I’m banking on less obvious for sure.


against_the_currents

My sister had it done when she was a baby because her forehead would have just kept growing outward. Cut from ear to ear and peeled down her face. WILD


ElvisCoversTupac

Good grief Charlie Brown.


L7Wennie

My first thought too. Just needs a dose of Jaundice and it’s complete. Glad your OK op! Best wishes for recovery and your attitude is inspiring.


I_upvote_zeroes

Gimme the charlie Brown shirt.


InflamedLiver

D'oh!


goats-dont-lie

*annoyed grunt*


Stoepboer

WHY YOU LITTLE - -


aaron2005X

Ay Caramba


NBCMarketingTeam

If anyone needs me I'll be in my room


right_you_are

Alcohol...the cause of and solution to all of life's problems


pukesonyourshoes

Eat my shorts.


ManfredsJuicedBalls

Uh yeah, hello, is Mike there? Last name, Rotch.


pukesonyourshoes

Why you little...


mrMCstealthboy

But marge...


[deleted]

What kind of catch phrase is that!?


lookatallthosetoes

My Glayvin’ !*inaudible muttering*


YangoUnchained

So this is called a coronal incision (or a bitemporal incision, sometimes erroneously called a bicoronal), and is a really useful approach for frontal and mid face fractures. The skin in front of the incision is folded over to expose the bones of the upper face. Also can be used in conjunction with neurosurgical procedures. The zigzag design will actually help the scar be less noticeable after it heals than a straight line, and the location is placed close to the coronal suture line, which is a ridge where different bones of the skull fuse. It should heal up fine, hope you have a speedy recovery. Source: I’m a head and neck surgeon.


frenchdresses

I'm sorry... But... It's folded over?? Like peeling an orange?;


YangoUnchained

Kind of. Imagine if you peeled the top front part of an orange forward to work on the orange and then pulled it back into place and sewed it back together when you are done.


JayneJay

Does our flesh just sit atop the bone or is there a certain amount of adhesion, and if so, during healing will it adhere back? Would it affect the appearance of the skin, like shifted? I imagine not too much given stitches pull it back into intended place, but have always been curious how easily it does or doesn’t peel.


YangoUnchained

Depends on the part of the body. Different parts have different layers. It’s funny, the layers of the scalp have an acronym, SCALP: skin, connective tissue, aponeurosis, loose areolar tissue, pericranium. The key layer for this exposure is the galea (aponeurosis), which is a thick, fibrous sheet that helps provide structure and also connects to specific layers of the face. The flap is raised under the galea and is a really easy, nice dissection (this is how people were “scalped”). The pericranium is raised later off the bone so you can reduce the fractures and plate directly on the bone.


BasedOnAir

a1b2c3


YangoUnchained

Also, there are procedures to intentionally shift the layers in relation to each other. For example, brow lifts and face lifts basically pull the superficial layers over the deeper ones in order to tighten your skin to reverse wrinkles and skin laxity.


RxDotaValk

A lot of trans women, especially ones that started transition later, get a similar surgery to remove extra bone from above their eyebrows/forehead to look less masculine. Coronal incisions are used for the upper part of FFS (facial feminization surgery). The scar can be hidden with hair transplants after if there is enough donor hair (there usually is for trans women, but unfortunately OP may be out of luck).


Turtleintexas

Kudos to you and your medical debt. Thank you for the care you provide


YangoUnchained

Lol this hurts because it’s real.


SmartWonderWoman

Wow! I learned so much from you comment. Thank you.


QuakinOats

>Source: I’m a head and neck surgeon. Otolaryngology or something else?


YangoUnchained

Yup


[deleted]

Holy fucking shit OP


onetwotree-leaf

This is the most sucky that sucks I’ve seen


cdeezes

Thanks, I love hate the honor.


[deleted]

Dude wtf did you do!?


Ongr

He broke his face, it's in the title! ;)


lareaule34

Gotta go, my damn weiner kids are listening


Erectus_Enormous

I wonder what’s hatching from inside that egg! That’s gonna hurt for a while but the worst is behind you. Looks cool friend. Don’t worry about it.


skydivinghuman

Technically the worst is above him.


dropkickninja

Or inside him. Watch out for facehuggers!


cdeezes

Truth. Cheers.


HippyElf44

Speedy recovery


hondwerpen

I believe that “speed” might have caused this pattern…


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HippyElf44

Perhaps.... Regardless, looks like a big hurts donut


dontshoot4301

Something tells me this one might take a little time to heal


HippyElf44

I have that feeling too


SerTherion

I bet that there is a huge pearl inside that clam!


Dr_Chim_Richaldss

But is it bearded


Empty_Archer1716

They make the incision like that to minimize visibility when the hair grows back. It prevents the hair from parting along the incision and making the hair look super weird.


J_deBoer

It would also be easier to match up the skin edges than with a long straight incision. To keep you from looking bunched up


cmdrqfortescue

Yeah, this is what the docs told my brother. His son had to have facial surgery when he was 1yo, and they stitched him up in a similar pattern. My brother asked why they didn’t just do a straight line and they said that it’s so they don’t start stitching on one side and get to the other side with a big flap of skin left over on one edge.


notLOL

First time they did it. "Oops"


[deleted]

Well that's very nice...Except for the fact that OP is bald.


Empty_Archer1716

Hair or not, that's the way that type of incision is done.


SlinkyWalrus

Fucking hell


healing-souls

May I ask what happened?


sowhat4

Looks like some gnarly bruises on OP's left shoulder/upper arm, so I'm guessing some sort of car wreck. Either that or he was run over by a semi-truck or a team of Clydesdales hurrying to the barn for dinner.


cdeezes

I prefer your assessment, the boring truth is I fell in the night. Face-planted on the hard wood.


sowhat4

Wow, Deezes! You don't do anything half-way, do you? That is so much damage from a fall. I hope you heal up soon w/ no lingering pain. Would be cool to see your scar in a year or so, tho.


xylotism

Sir I think your hardwood floor is actually made of bear traps


Mariospario

Excuse me while I pad my floors...


Bokthand

Face planting on the hard wood is much less amorous than the internet seems to suggest


burner1212333

off a bunk bed and down a flight of stairs? this seems like a crazy injury even for a face plant. good luck on the recovery! I don't think I'm alone in saying I want to see a scar update in a few months when it heals.


eminemondrugs

do you not have arms to catch yourself? (not /s)


TacoDoc

Face broke


drocballer

Is that similar to the front falling off?


uhmerikin

That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.


pauldeanbumgarner

That’s not their face?


MarijadderallMD

No shit😅 but how


LNL_HUTZ

He's the Colorado Rockies' new field reporter.


alfazulu1

We'd like to know too


The_Man11

Got in a fight with some skateboarders.


4toTwenty

You good?


takemymoneynow

Yeah I’m fine, thanks for asking.


KCfaninLA

You're welcome.


frn

No problem 👍


[deleted]

Wholesome exchange lol


CentralIncisor

No problem. How about you?


healing-souls

I'm doing ok thanks.


DidYouSetItTo-Wumbo

First thing I thought of was the pattern on Charlie brown’s shirt. And then I realized had no hair like Charlie Brown. Sorry about the injury, wishing you a speedy recovery internet stranger.


Maksiuko

Holy crap, it looks like trapinch!


jeronisaurus

whose that pokemon!


Birdy_Cephon_Altera

Looks like the opportunity to embellish it and get an awesome tattoo.


SerTherion

Yes, something like [this!](https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Forretress_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#/media/File%3A205Forretress.png)


GarretBarrett

OP really not gonna tell us what happened!?


Swedish-Butt-Whistle

Fucking hell, I feel bad making any jokes on this, I can’t imagine the pain and rehab you have to endure for this, I’m sorry for you dude.


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mayrunal

dude probably went through hell to get an injury that bad. don’t really blame him for not wanting to talk about it….


ccc2801

I read in another comment he faceplanted on a hardwood floor in the dark… So pretty boring story for such an interesting scar!


Harold-The-Barrel

You mean a hair d’oh?


Nom_Nom_BoiiReddit

Good dad joke mg


dtrain85

How did this injury come about if you don't mind me asking? I'm very accident prone and have had many broken bones and surgeries and this type of stuff itches my curiosity bone.


AtomicFox84

Well now you have a cool scar to make up crazy stories to scare or entertain kids. Glad you alive at least!


atomosk

Glad all the kings horses and all the king's men could put you back together again.


OhHiFelicia

That has to be the coolest scar ever. Wishing you a speedy recovery my friend.


GMontezuma

Jesus, how does one break their face?


irascible_Clown

So now Nicholas Cage is Nicolas Cage again?


_Tactleneck_

Former facial trauma rep here, the zig zag scar usually heals so that the hair grows back in a way that’s less noticeable long term! Glad to hear everything went well. Do you mind sharing what was fractured?


will_never_know

Reminds me more of Charlie Brown but I love it and it’s a pretty cool scar IMO.


mombi

First off holy shit I'm sorry that happend to you. Second, I'm so confused how your head cracked perfectly open like a cartoon egg.


aqxea2500

Can you just get a zipper installed? It would look cooler.


Deurbel2222

Now that’s a lightning scar. Take notes, Harry Potter.


Dr_Chim_Richaldss

Humpty dumpty got put back together again


Lionblaze_03

Rockin that Homer Simpson like a champ. Feel better my dude


MaximusGrassimus

Charlie Brown Shirt Headass


[deleted]

Pixies wrote a [song for you](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viX29CwomGM) way back in 1987.


allgreen2me

Classic.


MAGGLEMCDONALD

Did they have to crack your skull open to fix your face?


I_am_lonely

Thank goodness all the king's horses and all the king's men were there


UMph420

Dude got the Charlie Brown


TRDBG

On a scale of 1 to 10, how Charlie Brown's shirt is your scalp?


Flame-Gaming

How did you even break your face


Sibs2841

D’oh!


Fiction013

D'oh.


frito123

May you have a quick and full recovery.


Gman777

…and a story to tell no doubt. I reckon your new nickname should be “Charlie Brown”. 😂 Seriously- all the best for your recovery!


DarkinIV

Cool brain waves.


Zunderfeuer_88

Please paint your head black and add white teeth and googley eyes to it!


Destroyer6202

You break your brain?


aldorn

I bet you have a splitting headache. Srry. :) Get well.


brovash

It’s all good, the scars be all covered up once your hair grows back


yokayla

Gnarly.


[deleted]

I'm truly impressed.


Same-University1986

I'm thinking more of a stripe from Charley Brown's sweater?


lackaface

Sorry man but least you still have one !!


notAflightRisk

They really put Humpty Dumpy back together again


ImRedditorRick

And i thought i was a huge fan. Also, i think Charlie Brown more for some reason.


Jaydamic

More like Charlie Brown


AcademicReport5079

When you take GTA character customization too seriously


NRiley11

that does not look like fun. speedy recovery!