I got a dangerous surgery at 16 to stop excessive facial blushing, and it ruined my life. Decades later, I can’t feel emotions.
John Larsen after his facial-blushing surgery.Courtesy of John Larsen When he was a kid, he blushed a lot and had sweaty palms — more than your average teen. At 16, he got an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy to correct his excessive facial blushing. He’s now 40 and still suffering the side effects from the surgery; he … Read more