Inspired by Anne Marie's home mole removal, I decided to feature a ten-part series on home surgery and its practitioners.
Today's spotlight is on apotemnophilia, a potentially serious psychiatric condition where one desires that their own healthy limb be amputated. This is sometimes accomplished by tying a length of dental floss tightly around the "superfluous" limb.
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Sep 30, 2005
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