39 Unbelievable Images Of The Human Body That Might Make Your Eyes Bulge Out Of Your Head (Which There's A Photo Of In This Post)
1.This is what frostbite looks like on darker skin tones.
2.This is what it looks like to have blood in your eye (Hyphema).
3.Guess what? You can have two uvulas!
4.You can also just have a random tooth on the roof of your mouth! This is called hyperdontia, which essentially just means extra teeth, usually behind your other teeth.
5.Allow me to introduce you to the black hairy tongue condition. Yes, it's really called "black hairy tongue," and it's exactly what it sounds like.
6.It's also possible to get a tumor on your tongue.
7.On a happier note, here's what it looks like to have Distichiasis, which means you have extra rows of eyelashes. Fun fact: Elizabeth Taylor had this condition.
8.Here's what it looks like to have hyperhidrosis (aka, excessive sweating). But it's kind of giving me "THIS IS THE SKIN OF A KILLER, BELLLA!" vibes.
9.Rheumatoid arthritis is no joke.
10.Here's what it looks like to have Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy, where your muscles are larger than average without any exercise.
11.Here's a less fun fact: the whites of your eye can become swollen! It's called chemosis.
12.If eye conditions freak you out, you may want to scroll past this example of keratoconus, where your cornea bulges into a cone shape.
13.This person has Aniridia, which means they have little to no iris.
14.As someone with no known allergies, I find allergy skin tests fascinating. This person is allergic to, like, half the things tested.
15.Here's how long teeth roots can be.
16.And this is how huge a gallstone can be.
17.This is how gnarly a kidney stone can look.
18.If you've ever gotten your wisdom teeth out, maybe don't look while it's healing. There are giant holes where your teeth used to be. (Fun fact: mine refused to heal and then got infected!)
19.Here's what it looks like to have a cut in your skin without blood.
20.This isn't technically the human body, but I just think prosthetics are so cool. This one has a fingerprint!
21.Prosthetics look SO realistic now — that skin on the right is not human, but it sure looks like it!
22.Did you know it's possible to have a freckle on your eye?
23.This person has a purplish birthmark on one eye (along with heterochromia).
24.Unfortunately, it is possible to grow an eyelash under your eyelid. They can be super itchy, and plucking them out can be extremely painful. (Please take this moment to be grateful that you DON'T have one. Unless you do. Then I am sincerely sorry, and you should probably have a doctor pluck it out.)
25.Here's what it looks like to be born with an extra thumb.
26.Sometimes, babies are born with underdeveloped extra fingers.
27.Here's what it looks like years and years after having an extra finger removed as a baby.
28.Here's another photo – you wouldn't even be able to tell the extra fingers ever existed!
29.Here's what it looks like in the womb when a pregnant person laughs.
30.In case you've ever wondered, here's what a pacemaker looks like.
31.It's kind of wild to me how much hair color changes naturally over time. Here's this person's hair as a kid vs. how it looks now.
32.Of course, you know that hair turns gray and white as you get older. But sometimes, this happens rather rapidly — this guy lost a patch of hair, and it grew back in white. This can occur due to alopecia areata, stress, cancer, or any number of other reasons, so it's always a good idea to get it checked out.
33.If your hair is growing white due to stress or injury, it can actually change back to its original color, as seen here.
34.Oh, and speaking of white hair, it's actually transparent. Here's what it looks like super close up compared to a darker strand.
35.Did you know it's possible to be born without a belly button? You also may "lose" your belly button after surgery.
36.You can have surgery to try to reconstruct one or, like this person, get one tattooed on.
37.Here's a progression of what it looks like to lose a fingernail (sorry).
38.Here's what a brain surgery scar looks like. Spoiler alert: it's pretty freaking metal.
39.And finally, just for fun, here are some x-rays of a bunch of different injuries sustained from people handling fireworks. Be careful out there!!!
