In 1932, he performed an even more risky self-operation of repairing his inguinal hernia at the age of 70. However, Kane previously performed appendectomies (on others) with local anesthetic. He is believed to have been the first surgeon to have done so. A few well-publicized cases have found their way into the medical literature. Successful abdominal self-surgery is extremely rare. Afterwards he went to a prayer meeting and ate a meal before going for medical treatment. He castrated himself with a pair of scissors in order to avoid the temptation of prostitutes.
īoston Corbett, the soldier who killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth, had performed self-surgery earlier in life.
Sometimes people resort to self-surgery in the form of castration in an attempt to control their sexual urges, or due to gender dysphoria. These surgeries are generally the least life-threatening.
