Top

20 Old Photos Showing People Before And After Lobotomies

The modern lobotomy originated in the 1930s, when doctors realized that by severing fiber tracts connected to the frontal lobe, they could help patients overcome certain psychiatric problems, such as intractable depression and anxiety. Over the next two decades, the procedure would become simple and popular, completed by poking a sharpened tool above the eyeball.
  • List View
  • Player View
  • Grid View
Advertisement
12
Ratings
  • 83,033 Views
  • 26 Comments
  • 1 Favorites
  • Flip
  • Pin It
Categories: Creepy

26 Comments

  • Advertisement