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[–]ThePod 55 points56 points ago

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Orthopedic and hand surgeon here: I do these. This is a variant of a pedicled groin flap. You raise the skin of the flap from the donor site (in this case the lateral thigh all the way down to the knee) and maintain a flap base still connected to the donor site (near the hip). The flap is wide usually 4 inches or so. The cut end of the flap is sewn to the recipient site (in this case the thumb). The flap is sewn into a tube and is used to cover a soft tissue defect and recreate a tubular structure like a finger or thumb. The skin flap is left attached to the donor site for about 3 weeks then it is separated from the donor site. This time allows blood vessels to grow into the flap from the recipient site and supply the flap after it is cut from the donor. It swells and gets engorged, hence the reason it looks like a penis. This swelling goes away over time and the flap shrinks significantly.

TL;DR: It's a skin flap used to cover a hand defect

[–]He11razor[S] 1 point2 points ago

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Thanks for the explanation. I kind of just assumed the damned pic was photoshopped but it looks like it's a real procedure.

[–]ThePod 1 point2 points ago*

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No prob. Crazy huh. It's fun being a surgeon. I have a few pics that would turn your head.

[–]ferrarisnowday 1 point2 points ago

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How long would it have to stay connected at both ends? Would their be a great deal of pain if they tried to pull away? What about in their sleep?

[–]ThePod 1 point2 points ago

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Usually it stays connected about three weeks. Yes, it would be painful if it pulled away, and much blood. Had this happen to one of my patients! Had to resew it on. It is inconvenient in sleep, no doubt. Often a sling helps, or sleeping in a recliner chair can prevent people from rolling over on it or avulsing the flap

[–]TheHappyBonBon 15 points16 points ago

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The face on Spongebob is highly appropriate ಠ_ಠ

[–]totoro11 6 points7 points ago

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Upvote for even noticing spongebob in that picture.

[–]imapeopleperson 56 points57 points ago

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Taking "I'm a little teapot" to the next level.

[–]newbodynewmind 3 points4 points ago

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I'm a little teapot..short and stout. Here is my handle, here is my NO NO NO..KIDS...NO IT'S OKAY I PROMISE!!!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Second thing I thought of, first was "Why is he trying to grow a dick on the side of his leg?!"

[–]imapeopleperson 37 points38 points ago

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An addadicktome?

[–]He11razor[S] 15 points16 points ago

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I guess he's getting a side dick.

[–]imapeopleperson -2 points-1 points ago

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lol

[–]thebutton 91 points92 points ago*

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Note what follows is most likely wrong, munsoned below has the right explanation which I'll repeat here for brevity's sake, make sure you upvote him though. It's a rolled up flap of skin from his leg. My guess is it's rolled up to prevent infections and that's why it looks like a penis. What they do is attach both ends and they slowly cut it away from the leg as it attaches to the hand. It will eventually be severed from his leg.

I am keeping the comment because [deleted] is super annoying.

Ignore everything below this line.

If I had to guess I'd say his dick was cut off or severely lacerated or somehow lost blood supply. Surgeons probably moved his penis to the his leg to maintain blood supply while they patch up his pelvic region. It's probably been attached to his forearm to ensure good blood flow and increase the likelihood he retains nervous sensation.

The scar along his leg makes me think one of his veins has been harvested for use in an autograft to re-establish blood flow to his penis. From the looks of it, it's probably the anterolateral vein of the thigh or maybe a branch of the great saphenous vein.

It's either this or lose it.

And before someone asks how he pees, I am guessing a foley catheter (up your urethra) or possible a suprapubic catheter (through your abdomen) depending on the damage. He's probably covering this up.

tl;dr man's penis has been moved to keep it alive.

[–]munsoned 89 points90 points ago

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Haha. You've only failed to explain one tiny detail: why they attached it to his hand. The hand is never a donor site for anything. Turns out it's kind of important.

It's a tubed pedicled flap raised from leg tissue to cover a skin defect on his hand. In a few weeks they will divide it off his leg and now his hand will have skin. It is a procedure that has mostly fallen out of favor in the past 30 years. For obvious reasons.

[–]remotephone 1 point2 points ago

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Well my penis is practically attached to my hand already.

[–]thebutton 1 point2 points ago

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That makes a lot of sense. I am guessing they probably stopped doing this because antibiotics made rolling up skin unnecessary. As the only reason to roll it up in the first place is presumably to limit infection.

[–]MrDorkESQ 1 point2 points ago

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This man knows what he is talking about.

[–]EckT1 0 points1 point ago

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Could that be used to get rid of one's fingerprints?

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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i was guessing one of those backalley surgeries like poor tranny sex-changes but for a mondo weirdo

[–]medlish 24 points25 points ago

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Or this is just how you wake up one day after messing with the mexican mafia.

[–]thebutton 29 points30 points ago

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I am more inclined to go with "This is why you don't stick your dick in crazy".

[–]OhEmEffingGee 2 points3 points ago

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Two words: vagina dentata

[–]ObiBen 1 point2 points ago

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Is he the crazy one with his dick in himself, then?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Isn't the penis really vascular to begin with, though?

EDIT: Leaving this comment here as a reminder to myself to not be an idiot and read the comments I am replying to throughly.

[–]lucidguru 0 points1 point ago

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No the penis lacks colateral circulation, thus you never administer epinephrine with an anesthetic when fixing the "fingers nose penis toes" as well as the outer ear. It can result in ischemic necrosis. The lack of circulation is also why so many men suffer from erectile dysfunction, you only have to athersclerose a few arteries to impede bloodflow.

[–]bornagainatheist 1 point2 points ago

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So, he's just covering his balls with the towel?

[–]guavaman202 1 point2 points ago

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Actually, I believe something similar to this was posted a couple weeks back, and it's actually his finger that's been chopped off and is regrowing using donor cells from that region.

[–]degrashley 0 points1 point ago

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thanks for noticing me.

[–]goodizzle 1 point2 points ago

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Do you think he left the house during this?

[–]Lonadar -1 points0 points ago

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Why would someone want to be alive without a penis?

[–]bitchkat 8 points9 points ago

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Approximately 50% of the population does just fine without one.

[–]utnow 0 points1 point ago

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Ignorance is bliss I suppose...

[–]khuddler 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, ignorance is bliss... for MEN. I would ask why someone would want to be alive without a vagina. I mean, seriously. A bajillion times more nerve concentration, and longer, more intense, multiple orgasms. Also no embarrassing boners in the middle of non-boner situations.

[–]utnow 0 points1 point ago

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pats head that's adorable

[–]khuddler 0 points1 point ago

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That's not generally the response I get when my boyfriend is watching these longer more intense orgasms. You have an odd way of seeing things.

And I'm not the only one who thinks women have it better... :)

[–]utnow 0 points1 point ago

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Totally...

I wish I was an emotional mess, bled once a month (when things are working right), lived in paranoia about being pregnant, got to deal with infections, and eventually the excruciating pain of child-birth.

And really... accidental erections? After high school? nah...

Though to be fair I already sit down to go... life's not too short to have a seat and relax a bit.

And I'm not the only one who thinks men have it better... ;)

[–]khuddler 0 points1 point ago

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I bleed every three months quite minimally (thank you modern medicine), everyone has to deal with some sort of infection, I don't have a midlife crisis (so yeah, I might deal with some emotions, but who doesn't?), and after that excruciating pain of childbirth (which really isn't that painful after all, movies really exaggerate) comes the absolute highest natural high of oxytocin and endorphins that any human can experience (and men can't come even close). So I'd say those minor drawbacks and their accompanying benefits, plus all the our-orgasms-are-super-better stuff, makes me pretty glad to be female.

[–]utnow 0 points1 point ago

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Lol. Not to mention your godlike powers of self delusion.

[–]Cublol 3 points4 points ago

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Have you ever heard of World of Warcraft? Having a pee-bag is actually a plus if you play it.
Also, it's has no other uses.

[–]faddapolice 0 points1 point ago

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With a vagina you don't need WoW... you can have sex... because even ugly girls can get some. I do, however, agree that peeing for guys is a lot more convenient.

[–]john_dune 6 points7 points ago

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dick inhandsment

[–]konungursvia 5 points6 points ago

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I believe it's a planar penisthighthumbectomosis.

[–]RosieJo 2 points3 points ago

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All I know is that it's to make sure an area has blood supply while it heals... Or something.

[–]slamafraid 2 points3 points ago

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If that's his dick, what's he covering with the Spongbob pants??

[–]Kempers 2 points3 points ago

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It's called a pedicle. Its attaches blood vessels to skin intended for a graft.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Hangover: Part 3.

[–]IEMRchemist 2 points3 points ago

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It's called a "waltzing pedicle." It's a surgical technique used to protect a skin graft that is taken from somewhere on the body and will be used in reconstructive surgery on another part of the body. See PBS "Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery."

[–]boolean_union 7 points8 points ago

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Summon medical professional. Cast "explaination."

[–]ButtDoctor 2 points3 points ago

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I... I just... ಠ_ಠ

[–]SyntaxTheFourth 1 point2 points ago

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Get out of here, you're not qualified for anything except butts.

[–]matchstiq 0 points1 point ago

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[–]gh0stp0p 1 point2 points ago

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source?

[–]He11razor[S] 1 point2 points ago

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I really have no idea. It's in my "weird shit" folder with a bunch of other gross crap. Reverse image search is not helping either.

[–]Mephisto6 1 point2 points ago

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I think the reason is that the skin from the hand can help to heal the wound. You have more skin producing...uhm...skin. But I don't think this is still used.

But the real question is, HOW IS HE SUPPOSED TO WEAR HIS PANTS

[–]Deckurr 1 point2 points ago

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Oh oh god it hurts

[–]CigarWill 1 point2 points ago

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Am I the only person who started singing "I'm a little teapot" in my head?

[–]naivri 1 point2 points ago

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I believe it is called a photoshopectomy

[–]Aku_lol 0 points1 point ago

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A simple question.

WHY?

[–]kameto 3 points4 points ago

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to make fapping more efficient, he had his penis grafted directly to his hand.

[–]jordaddy 0 points1 point ago

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There seem to be a lot of these types of pictures floating around reddit lately.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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its to keep a blood flowing through a certain part of him, in this case it seems to be the thigh? maybe his penis or hand? not sure

[–]operationblackwater 0 points1 point ago

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Hope he drives an automatic

[–]thunnus 0 points1 point ago

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Note to self: Don't read reddits that start with "I'm not a surgeon..."

[–]Tylerdurdon 0 points1 point ago

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Oh look! A land line phone! WTF!!!

[–]txstoploss 0 points1 point ago

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Even worse, it's connected to a dial-up modem.

[–]la508 0 points1 point ago

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My thought process: 'Hmmm, not sure about this one. Check the comments first... Okay, sounds pretty fucked up. Can I cope with this? Maybe. Just man the fuck up.'
*apprehensive click*

The image "http://i.imgur.com/yYJst.jpg" cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.

Dodged a bullet - run awaaay!

[–]Enadlliw 0 points1 point ago

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What is this? I don't even...

[–]mulliganer 0 points1 point ago

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This actually was to regrow one of his fingers from another part of his body. And as far as I know, it actually worked.

[–]kevinwoodward 0 points1 point ago

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My body wasn't ready.

And by the looks of it, neither was his.

[–]hallowedsouls 0 points1 point ago

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"Honey, look what I got while I was at Pier 1!"

[–]Dellmaker 0 points1 point ago

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At first, I was like, "WTF IS THIS?!?!"

Then, I was like, "wtf IS this?"

[–]faddapolice 0 points1 point ago

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Imagine jolting awake in the morning... or even watching one of those pop up gifs... there goes meigh dick again!

[–]kamada 0 points1 point ago

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the scary part of the internet....

[–]orangechicken 0 points1 point ago

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I know, seriously. Pier 1 Imports?

[–]www_tubgirl_ca 0 points1 point ago

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my tummy hurts......

[–]bluewabbit -1 points0 points ago

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NOPE.

[–]LittleRoach 0 points1 point ago

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Anyone else notice spongebob's face?

[–]mediaG33K 0 points1 point ago

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What the fucking fuckshit!?

[–]h83r -1 points0 points ago

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shopped

[–]Shitballs1 -1 points0 points ago

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Its a shoopectomy