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*** Elaborating on above: Patient scratches skin until it breaks; fibers from clothing become trapped in forming clot; patient concludes fibers emerged from skin. See the [[wikipedia:Delusional parasitosis|Wikipedia page on delusional parasitosis]], specifically "matchbox sign." The good news is, Morgellons isn't caused by parasites or malfunctioning body chemistry causing your body to somehow manufacture artificial fibers... the bad news is, it's caused by ''malfunctioning brain chemistry giving you delusions of parasitic infestation disguising the root cause of what you're doing to your own body.'' Sweet dreams, kids!

* [http://documentaryheaven.com/the-perfect-vagina/ Vaginal cosmetic surgery.] Horror. Sheer horror.

** And even worse, there are some transsexual teenagers who are unable to do things like binding their breasts and stuffing their crotch (male) like in [[Boys Don't Cry]] or wear a stuffed bra and either bind the crotch or wear skirts to hide the bulge (female) so they could at least cope with the [[Body Horror]] until they could access hormones and surgery. Just think, there are thousands of teens in this situation who are going through the wrong kind of puberty and a great number of these can't use any of the coping mechanisms available for fear that they will be committed to mental hospitals, kicked out of their house, be rejected by their friends and family, or even be harmed/killed for what they are. Sweet dreams.

* [[wikipedia:Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva|Fibrodysplasia ossificans progessiva]] is a disease that [[And I Must Scream|causes damaged tissue to turn to bone]]. Amongst other horrible things, this disease can be mistaken for simple cancer or fibrosis, which causes doctors to perform a biopsy, which in turn damages tissue and causes more bone growth. For similar reasons, this makes it impossible to remove the bone growth, at least without causing more bone growth.