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minus-squareBakulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-24 months agoHell, even half of their “treatments” ended up making the problem worse or killing you even quicker
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 months agoOne common treatment for chickenpox was to drill a hole in the skull. Shockingly this wasn’t very helpful
minus-squareSandmanXC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoNo patient complaints were registered, so it couldn’t have been that bad either.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoBut drilling a hole in your head did solve some other problems like brain swelling, so without knowing better and having no alternatives, I could see why one would try
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIt would have dealt with the swelling immediately but chances are the patient would have died from infection from the operation.
Hell, even half of their “treatments” ended up making the problem worse or killing you even quicker
One common treatment for chickenpox was to drill a hole in the skull. Shockingly this wasn’t very helpful
No patient complaints were registered, so it couldn’t have been that bad either.
But drilling a hole in your head did solve some other problems like brain swelling, so without knowing better and having no alternatives, I could see why one would try
It would have dealt with the swelling immediately but chances are the patient would have died from infection from the operation.