Is the Viral Video of ‘Doctor’ Removing Kidney Stone by Hand Pressure Real?
A viral video claiming to show a doctor removing a kidney stone through hand pressure without any surgery, incision or stitches is fake and medically misleading. The video appears to be part of a recurring social media trick in which objects are made to appear as if they have been extracted from beneath the skin.
A viral video claiming to show a doctor removing a kidney stone through hand pressure without any surgery, incision or stitches is fake and medically misleading. The video appears to be part of a recurring social media trick in which objects are made to appear as if they have been extracted from beneath the skin.
The video shows a person presented as a doctor apparently removing a large object, claimed to be a kidney stone, from a patient's body using pressure from his hands. The dramatic demonstration has left many viewers stunned, with claims that the kidney stone was removed without any major operation or incision. Fake Government Job Letters Go Viral: PIB Fact Check Debunks Appointment Notices Using MoRD’s Name.
However, kidney stones cannot be removed from the body simply by pressing on the skin. A stone located inside the kidney or urinary tract cannot be physically extracted through the skin using hand pressure. Depending on the stone's size and location, doctors may recommend observation, medication to help passage, minimally invasive procedures or surgical treatment.
Fake Video Claims ‘Doctor’ Removes Kidney Stone by Hand Pressure Without Surgery or Incision
Medical procedures such as ureteroscopy, shock wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) may be used to treat kidney stones in appropriate cases. These procedures involve established medical techniques and cannot be replicated by simply pressing the abdomen or skin. Did Robots Protest in Poland Against AI Replacing Human Workers? Fact Check Reveals the Truth.
The object shown in such viral videos can be manipulated or concealed in skin folds, creating the appearance that something has been pulled out of the patient's body. Such footage does not provide medical evidence that a kidney stone was actually removed.
Therefore, the claim that the viral video shows a doctor removing a kidney stone through hand pressure, without an incision or medical procedure, is false. Viewers should not attempt such techniques or rely on viral videos for treatment of kidney stones.
Fact check
A viral video shows a doctor removing a kidney stone by applying hand pressure, without surgery, incision or stitches.
False. Kidney stones cannot be removed by pressing the skin. The viral video appears to use a deceptive trick to make an object look like it is being extracted from the body.
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