The Facemaker with Medical Historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

[@UnderTheKnifeShow]

Thank you for having me on the show! I had a blast.

[@joygernautm6641]

I have applied leeches twice in the last five years to a patient. Once for a patient who had a massive haematoma on their thumb. Basically we just manually put them on and they would fill up with 5 to 10 cc of blood and then spontaneously fall off. The other time was for a haematoma on a foot. It’s actually really fascinating. I also have a friend who did maggot therapy on a terrible pressure wound for one of her patients in a long-term care facility. We live in British Columbia, Canada. Another thing they are starting to experiment with is tilapia and fish skin for burn victims in the Victoria burn unit.

[@profsalam524]

Medical history is a fascinating branch of the history of science and full of drama. Great interview! This “not that kind of doctor” really enjoyed it!

[@box3y]

I found Lindsey’s historical tweets on Twitter and also saw her appearance on Rogan. I am a major fan of hers and will buy any book she puts out now and in the future! Her new work is tremendous, and the Butchering Art was a great read as well to anybody interested 😊

[@deeceepnw]

This was riveting. Love this dark subject and yet I don’t think it’s talked about enough. I love that Dr. Fitzharris calls herself a storyteller and I love her stories.

[@emfritz82]

This is one of my favorite episodes to date. What a fascinating topic and I had no idea this was a literary subject. I’ve ordered the book and can’t wait to start reading it!

[@Miss_Dis]

Thank you for uploading at 3am so I dont have to go to sleep 😁 Also Lady G, baby blue is definitely your colour! ❤

[@ladyglaucomflecken]

Thank you! 💙

[@KxNOxUTA]

@@ladyglaucomflecken Would you look at that, your account icon is also in that color! :D

[@lynnereagan8272]

I found Dr. Fitzharris awhile ago and am just fascinated with her work! Thanks for having her on.

[@DLeighWifey]

The butchering art was an excellent book! How fun to hear from the author!

[@potatertot360]

re: bloodletting - it's also performed for crush injuries. And yes, there are therapeutic leeches! They're raised in a sterile lab environment. :) I'm one of the weirdos that was already here.

[@clairechocolate12]

Wow, this went by so quickly! Fascinating!!

[@kellyburds2991]

Buying books and reading books are two different hobbies.

[@juliabinford6500]

This was a fantastic episode! I could’ve listened for hours.

[@vickiepatterson1748]

I recently saw that contraption used to hold children still when getting an x-ray on TikTok. It's totally clear and is molded around the top half of the body. You can see the child's arms raised and kept in place during the x-ray. It's very fascinating and I'm sure a life saver for keeping small children in place. Is there such a thing as breath injection? Since the patient was having trouble breathing and received an injection that rhymed with death, I immediately thought of breath! Perhaps there's a more technical name but I don't know if it sounds like death. Or perhaps the dictator couldn't think of the name either. 😋 Fascinating guest! I could listen to her for hours! There was also another recent TikTok about the inventor of Listerine. It was initially created as a cleaning product and was later discovered to be a good mouthwash. Thanks for all your incredible guests! 🤩

[@tammyhines1585]

I found your guest very enjoyable. thank you.

[@nab-rk4ob]

What a great guest! I can't believe I missed the Muter Museum the 15+ years I lived in the area. That's what I get for raising children. Enjoy all the content. Wishing you all good health.

[@scrumptious9673]

Thanks for sharing your story about your breast cancer story

[@jenrose1002]

I have an idea for someone to interview. Dr. Adam Weltler Emergency Medicine at University of Tennessee Hospital. He is a doctor focusing on diagnosis with emergency Ultrasounds and this is his second career. Prior to that he was a camera operator and worked on several tv shows (he's on IMDM).

[@cindyhesson9213]

Love your videos Dr ❤❤

[@KxNOxUTA]

That was really amazing!! If I could make medical history wishes, then that'd be a request for more female medical history. As in: Women who did cool stuff in the field and are talked about way too little!

[@mitchrob99]

In dermatology we use venesection for porphyria cutanea tarda - AKA - Blood letting - looks like us dermos know a bit about the rest of the body.....just a bit.

[@charleskeller4288]

A companion book worth reading that is related to this topic/time period is "Triumph Over Pain, 1938, by Rene Fulop-Miller"

[@BlackCanary87]

As an avid Sawbones listener, I had a lot of fun with the game!

[@cinnamonroll7774]

Hey Doc!! Love your videos❤ What advice do you have for someone who's about to start med school😊

[@KxNOxUTA]

Sleep and rest in every second you can and at least once a week or sth. make sure you take out some time for a hobby :'D Please tak care! Of yourself. that is!!

[@cinnamonroll7774]

@@KxNOxUTA Thanks a lot!

[@zeez4244]

HEY!! Good stuff my friends.

[@suehall-k6f]

Not a medical person but really interested in medicine and medical procedures. Love the podcast !!Have read The Face Maker which was 5 ⭐️ . The Butchering Art is next up.

[@davidskeith]

I'm pretty sure we refer to the "bloodletting" of hemochromatosis as "Phlebotomy", and you get about 500 cc at a time periodically. Hemodialysis won't remove blood, just products in the serum. So you have to have the actual blood removed.

[@potatertot360]

AW HECK YEAH DR FITZHARRIS IS RAD

[@charleskeller4288]

39:00 Polycythemia is a Potential Side Effect of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) - can be treated with therapeutic phlebotomy

Finished that book recently and loved it. So when are you guys seeing Siddhartha Mukherjee? Because his books are also phenomenal.

[@garrybrown3165]

Great medial history stories! When you go to Paris, you can confirm the stories about Marie Currie at the Currie Museum! GJBrownDO 7/6/2023 11:15 Pacific

[@everock9436]

I live in Kentucky....and have bumped into folks who question the germ theory....or at least parts of it

[@nab-rk4ob]

I get my audiobooks online through my library! Donate to your local library instead.❤

[@thegreatmerpelicious9729]

As a radiology tech we hate using the Pigg-o-Stat as well😂

[@QuickdrawMcGraw360]

Another interesting question in medical history: How did the symbol for medicine deviate from the Rod of Asclepius, the patron god of healers, to the Caduceus of Hermes, the patron god of merchants and thieves?

[@lol.vinity]

Hi ❤❤❤❤❤

[@sgordon8123]

Is this the story written about by Richard Gordon?

[@patrick815]

Mentioning paying off loans is very apropos currently

[@poro3246]

I"m surprised to hear you also play videogames. I think this is the first time I hear you mention it. I don't eadily disclose this to peers or supervisors even when asked for your hobbies. I feel like there's some taboo around it in the medical world. Perhaps a topic for discussion.

[@e.bfreeman3889]

In your game? I got 5/6 right! And I'm not an MD! Now excuse me while I go rethink my interests and humour. (smh)

[@dougyaroch3380]

Leaches = country md

[@Taylor-ye1bc]

Bloodletting… A.k.a. therapeutic phlebotomy😳

[@jenb7756]

Dethamexasone? (Sp?)