I’m not sure I ever want to get pregnant after seeing how a baby kicks in the womb.

1.Here’s what a tattoo looks like under a macro lens.

2.Did you know that scabs that form over tattoos will actually contain the pigment and pattern?

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4.Did you know babies' skullsaren’tfully fused when born?

you might literally see this infant’s brain pulsing.

5.Here’s the white hair of someone with vitiligo under a microscope it’s not actually white!

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It contains no pigment, so it appears almost clear under a microscope.

7.Did you know that hair cansometimes growin pairs out of the same follicle?

Here’s a shaved head under a microscope.

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8.Here’s what brain fluid looks like.

I wasn’t expecting it to look so much like water?

9.Here’s what havingmacrodactyly looks like,where fingers or toes can be overlarge.

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11.TIL Medication canactuallychange your hair color.

12.Here’s another example.

13.Guess what else can change your hair color?

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If you guessed giving birth, you were right.

14.Radiation and chemocanactually change your hair color, too.

15.Did you know that chemo can also affect your nails?

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16.Pregnancy canalsoaffect nail growth, along with hair growth and thickness.

17.Ever wondered what blood clots actually look like?

18.These even bigger clots are from someone’s HEART.

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19.Did you know that scar tissuedoesn’tsweat?

20.Because scars don’t sweat, dirt won’t stick on them.

21.Neither will sand!

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22.Chalk also won’t adhere to it.

23.Poison Ivy also, apparently, won’t affect scars.

24.Neither will bruises!

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26.Or a blister that looks like THIS (sorry).

30.This can, unfortunately, happen to your toenail.

31.Here’s what blood looks like when all the red blood cells are removed.

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32.And here’s what blood looks like with the plasma separated out.

37.I’d also never seen a placenta.

And now, for better or worse, we both have.

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42.I also need to show a photo of brain surgery scars because they also look pretty metal.

43.And finally, we’ll end on this sick scar from carotid artery surgery.

I would 100% be telling people a shark tried to bite my head off.

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H/T:r/MildlyInteresting,r/WTF,r/OddlyTerrifying,r/MEDizzy,r/interestingasfuck

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A person's lower leg with a distinct tan line above their sock. A discarded bottle of water and other items are in the background

A person's bare leg with a noticeable scar on the knee, lying on sandy beach

An arm with a reddish scar that extends along the forearm, surrounded by green paint. The background is a room with scattered shoes and boxes

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Close-up of an unidentified person's skin showing a bruised area with a small, white, scar-like mark. A hand is lightly touching the bruised skin

A swollen human hand with large blisters, possibly due to burns or another injury, lies on a textured surface

Bruised and swollen finger with a heavily damaged and discolored fingernail, possibly injured. Background shows a lightly blurred indoor setting

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A person with a sunburn on their upper arm shows a distinct patch of unburned skin in a curvy shape

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Close-up of a medical IV fluid bag containing a yellowish liquid, with red particles settled at the bottom, connected to tubing

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A person documents the progression of a bruise on their upper arm in a grid of nine photos taken over time

A close-up of a human eye fully opening, revealing a brown iris

A moving ultrasound scan of a fetus in a womb

Hands in gloves holding a knotted umbilical cord during birth. The baby is partially visible, covered with a cloth

Person in medical clothing and gloves holds a placenta over a plastic container in a clinical setting

A person with a hospital wristband is lifting their shirt, exposing their midsection, and lower pants to reveal their stomach

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Two extracted teeth with visible roots, placed on white gauze pads

A person with short hair shows a vertical surgical scar with stitches on the back of their neck, wearing a blue T-shirt

A person with a buzzed haircut takes a mirror selfie, revealing surgical scars on their head. Their face is partially obscured by the phone they are holding

A man with a beard shows a prominent scar running down his neck to his chest