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* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[GoodPowersBadPeople Kirei Kotomine]] is known for being particularly skilled at psychic surgery, and he taught at least the basics to Rin. While his techniques [[LethalHarmlessPowers can be used to kill people]], they require too much time and concentration to use in combat. Prior to the events of the story, Kotomine uses these abilities to [[spoiler:steal the Command Spells of Lancer's Master and transfer them to himself]], and in the ''Heaven's Feel'' route he also uses them to tend to Sakura. [[BleachedUnderpants In the later "all-ages" versions of the story]], some "energy transfer" scenes that were originally [[DeusSexMachina performed through sex]] are replaced by Rin using psychic surgery to transplant part of Shirou's Magic Circuits to Saber (''Fate''), or part of her own Magic Crest to Shirou (''Unlimited Blade Works'').
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* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[GoodPowersBadPeople Kirei Kotomine]] is known for being particularly skilled at psychic surgery, and he taught at least the basics to Rin. While his techniques [[LethalHarmlessPowers can be used to kill people]], they require too much time and concentration to use in combat. Prior to the events of the story, Kotomine uses these abilities to [[spoiler:steal the Command Spells of Lancer's Master and transfer them to himself]], and in the ''Heaven's Feel'' route he also uses them to tend to Sakura. [[BleachedUnderpants In the later "all-ages" versions of the story]], story, some "energy transfer" scenes that were originally [[DeusSexMachina performed through sex]] are replaced by Rin using psychic surgery to transplant part of Shirou's Magic Circuits to Saber (''Fate''), or part of her own Magic Crest to Shirou (''Unlimited Blade Works'').
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' had the evil form, the psycho psychosurgeon in "I Fall To Pieces".
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' had the evil form, the psycho psychosurgeon in "I "[[Recap/AngelS01E04IFallToPieces I Fall To Pieces".to Pieces]]".
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* Some people claim to be able to perform real [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_surgery Psychic surgery.]] The article has a number of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_surgery#In_popular_culture media examples of people exposing it as a hoax.]]
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Rather than open up the patient, the "doctor" sticks their hand into the patient, roots around, and then pulls it out with the problem [[JustForPun well in hand.]] The best part? [[ScarsAreForever No scars]], barely any blood, and a [[HollywoodHealing complete and instant recovery!]] The doctor may be using PsychicPowers (hence the [[TropeNamer trope name]]), [[ClarkesThirdLaw incredibly advanced technology]], a biological ability of their own, or outright magic. Hence the quotations around the word doctor earlier; the healer in question may not have any sort of medical degree, relying entirely on instinct or arcane/psychic training. Which is going to make any medical care when they're BroughtDownToNormal... ''[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome interesting]].''
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Rather than open up the patient, the "doctor" sticks their hand into the patient, roots around, and then pulls it out with the problem [[JustForPun [[{{Pun}} well in hand.]] The best part? [[ScarsAreForever No scars]], barely any blood, and a [[HollywoodHealing complete and instant recovery!]] The doctor may be using PsychicPowers (hence the [[TropeNamer trope name]]), [[ClarkesThirdLaw incredibly advanced technology]], a biological ability of their own, or outright magic. Hence the quotations around the word doctor earlier; the healer in question may not have any sort of medical degree, relying entirely on instinct or arcane/psychic training. Which is going to make any medical care when they're BroughtDownToNormal... ''[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome interesting]].''
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* A [[SelfSurgery self-healing]] version of this is used by the villainess Lucifer in ''Anime/AngelCop''. She reaches inside her own body to set some broken bones; she's also seen plunging her fingers straight into an enemy's head.
* A [[SelfSurgery self-healing]] version of this is used by the villainess Lucifer in ''Anime/AngelCop''. She reaches inside her own body to set some broken bones; she's also seen plunging her fingers straight into an enemy's head.
* One of Tyki Mikk's powers in ''Manga/DGrayMan'', where he kills exorcists by pulling their organs out. And he also almost [[spoiler: kills [[BigGood Allen Walker]] by putting his flesh-eating pet butterflies into his chest to ''bite a hole in his heart''.]]
* Used as both a weapon and a healing technique by [[TheMedic medical ninja]] like Tsunade on ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. They can create chakra scalpels around their hands which can cut inside their enemy's body while leaving the skin intact.
** Sakura demonstrates emergency battlefield psychic surgery by cutting a slit in [[spoiler:Naruto's]] ribcage, reaching inside his chest, and performing a cardiac massage to keep him alive.
* Trafalgar Law's Op-Op Fruit from ''Franchise/OnePiece'' gives him an ability that is similar to this, although limited to a space he himself conjures called Room. The power is very close to RealityWarper status, being able to mess with people's bodies through medical operation techniques that don't hurt or kill, most of the time.
* Used as both a weapon and a healing technique by [[TheMedic medical ninja]] like Tsunade on ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. They can create chakra scalpels around their hands which can cut inside their enemy's body while leaving the skin intact.
** Sakura demonstrates emergency battlefield psychic surgery by cutting a slit in [[spoiler:Naruto's]] ribcage, reaching inside his chest, and performing a cardiac massage to keep him alive.
* Trafalgar Law's Op-Op Fruit from ''Franchise/OnePiece'' gives him an ability that is similar to this, although limited to a space he himself conjures called Room. The power is very close to RealityWarper status, being able to mess with people's bodies through medical operation techniques that don't hurt or kill, most of the time.
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* A [[SelfSurgery self-healing]] version of this is used by the villainess Lucifer in ''Anime/AngelCop''. She reaches inside her own body to set some broken bones; she's also seen plunging her fingers straight into an enemy's head.
* One of Tyki Mikk's powers in ''Manga/DGrayMan'', where he kills exorcists by pulling their organs out. And he also almost [[spoiler: kills [[BigGood Allen Walker]] by putting his flesh-eating pet butterflies into his chest to ''bite a hole in his heart'']]
* Used as both a weapon and a healing technique by [[TheMedic medical ninja]] like Tsunade on ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. They can create chakra scalpels around their hands which can cut inside their enemy's body while leaving the skin intact.
** Sakura demonstrates emergency battlefield psychic surgery by cutting a slit in [[spoiler:Naruto's]] ribcage, reaching inside his chest, and performing a cardiac massage to keep him alive.
* One of Tyki Mikk's powers in ''Manga/DGrayMan'', where he kills exorcists by pulling their organs out. And he also almost [[spoiler: kills [[BigGood Allen Walker]] by putting his flesh-eating pet butterflies into his chest to ''bite a hole in his heart'']]
* Used as both a weapon and a healing technique by [[TheMedic medical ninja]] like Tsunade on ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. They can create chakra scalpels around their hands which can cut inside their enemy's body while leaving the skin intact.
** Sakura demonstrates emergency battlefield psychic surgery by cutting a slit in [[spoiler:Naruto's]] ribcage, reaching inside his chest, and performing a cardiac massage to keep him alive.
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* Trafalgar Law's Op-Op Fruit from ''Franchise/OnePiece'' gives him an ability that is similar to this, although limited to a space he himself conjures called Room. The power is very close to RealityWarper status, being able to mess with people's bodies through medical operation techniques that don't hurt or kill, most of the time.
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* Pictured above: In ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'', Star Sapphire corps member Miri did this between the hearts of ''two lovers simultaneously'', linking the heart of Soranik Natu to restart Kyle Rayner's, who had just died.
* Pictured above: In ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'', Star Sapphire corps member Miri did this between the hearts of ''two lovers simultaneously'', linking the heart of Soranik Natu to restart Kyle Rayner's, who had just died.
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* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': Done in an unusual manner - in chapter 6 of the second sequel, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', Starlight explains that her Cutie Mark removal spell involves using precision magic to remove the specific magic of a pony's mark and replace it with a different one. Twilight even describes it with the trope name.
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* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': Done in an unusual manner - in chapter 6 of the second sequel, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', Starlight explains that her Cutie Mark removal spell involves using precision magic to remove the specific magic of a pony's mark and replace it with a different one. Twilight even describes it with the trope name.
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* In ''Film/Constantine2005'', Lucifer removes John's lung tumors this way.
* At the end of ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', Creator/AndyKaufman (Creator/JimCarrey) travels to the Philippines to have his inoperable lung cancer treated by a man claiming this ability. He starts laughing hysterically when the "surgery" starts, apparently realizing it's just a trick. It doesn't work, clearly, as the next scene is of his funeral. Sadly TruthInTelevision-many people in [[TheSeventies the '70s]] and [[TheEighties '80s]], often, like Kaufman, with terminal diseases, were defrauded by such con men in the Philippines.
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* At the end of ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', Creator/AndyKaufman (Creator/JimCarrey) travels to the Philippines to have his inoperable lung cancer treated by a man claiming this ability. He starts laughing hysterically when the "surgery" starts, apparently realizing it's just a trick. It doesn't work, clearly, as the next scene is of his funeral. Sadly TruthInTelevision-many people in [[TheSeventies the '70s]] and [[TheEighties '80s]], often, like Kaufman, with terminal diseases, were defrauded by such con men in the Philippines.
* In ''Film/Constantine2005'', Lucifer removes John's lung tumors this way.
* In ''Film/Constantine2005'', Lucifer removes John's lung tumors this way.
* In the ''Literature/BasLagCycle'', Biothaumaturges use a combination of magic and plain old MadDoctor surgery to "Remake" people with mechanical components or animal transplants. The magic side comes to the forefront when one practitioner answers a threat by starting to shove his hand into a man's chest like wet sand.
* ''Literature/TheBlackMagicianTrilogy'''s healing magic works precisely this way - by making skin contact and re-arranging internal organs, putting bones together, and flushing out poisoned blood via the nearest available cut made by the healer. Using it offensively is theoretically possible, but wizards have access to far easier ways to kill non-wizards, and conscious wizards can easily maintain an 'inner shield' that blocks it, so in practice, it isn't done. [[spoiler: Then the Sachakans invade and turn out to, while in possession of immense raw magical strength due to their use of BloodMagic, never have developed the healing technique... meaning they don't know to keep up the inner shield.]]
* ''Literature/TheBlackMagicianTrilogy'''s healing magic works precisely this way - by making skin contact and re-arranging internal organs, putting bones together, and flushing out poisoned blood via the nearest available cut made by the healer. Using it offensively is theoretically possible, but wizards have access to far easier ways to kill non-wizards, and conscious wizards can easily maintain an 'inner shield' that blocks it, so in practice, it isn't done. [[spoiler: Then the Sachakans invade and turn out to, while in possession of immense raw magical strength due to their use of BloodMagic, never have developed the healing technique... meaning they don't know to keep up the inner shield.]]
* In the ''Literature/DreambloodDuology'', Sharers heal injuries and maladies through the {{Dream Weav|er}}ing of narcomancy by leading the patient into a dream that symbolizes their affliction, empowering it with magical dream-humours, and helping them resolve the dream in a way that represents them being healed. In one tricky case, Hanani heals a disemboweled soldier by getting him to let go of his SurvivorsGuilt.
* The Bergmann surgeons in StephenLBurns' ''Literature/FleshAndSilver'' purposely have their arms removed in order to practice this.
* In ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'', [[spoiler: Fernanda del Carpio]] maintains contact with a group of supposed "psychic medics" who tell her that they'll telepathically operate on her. At some point, after arranging her room in a specific way and leaning down on her bed, [[spoiler:Fernanda]] feels someone pressing a cold handkerchief to her mouth and passes out. When she wakes up she has a big ass scar on her torso... and there's a letter from the "psychic medics" near her table, saying that they ''did'' operate on her but the only thing they found wrong was a simple uterine problem that could be easily solved by a pessary. Turns out, [[spoiler: Fernanda]] was so prudish while describing her symptoms, [[PoorCommunicationKills she misguided both the psychic medics and herself into believing her illness was something way worse.]]
* The Bergmann surgeons in StephenLBurns' ''Literature/FleshAndSilver'' purposely have their arms removed in order to practice this.
* In ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'', [[spoiler: Fernanda del Carpio]] maintains contact with a group of supposed "psychic medics" who tell her that they'll telepathically operate on her. At some point, after arranging her room in a specific way and leaning down on her bed, [[spoiler:Fernanda]] feels someone pressing a cold handkerchief to her mouth and passes out. When she wakes up she has a big ass scar on her torso... and there's a letter from the "psychic medics" near her table, saying that they ''did'' operate on her but the only thing they found wrong was a simple uterine problem that could be easily solved by a pessary. Turns out, [[spoiler: Fernanda]] was so prudish while describing her symptoms, [[PoorCommunicationKills she misguided both the psychic medics and herself into believing her illness was something way worse.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBlackMagicianTrilogy'''s healing magic works precisely this way - by making skin contact and re-arranging internal organs, putting bones together, and flushing out poisoned blood via the nearest available cut made by the healer. Using it offensively is theoretically possible, but wizards have access to far easier ways to kill non-wizards, and conscious wizards can easily maintain an 'inner shield' that blocks it, so in practice, it isn't done. [[spoiler: Then the Sachakans invade and turn out to, while in possession of immense raw magical strength due to their use of BloodMagic, never have developed the healing technique... meaning they don't know to keep up the inner shield.]]
* In ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'', [[spoiler: Fernanda del Carpio]] maintains contact with a group of supposed "psychic medics" who tell her that they'll telepathically operate on her. At some point, after arranging her room in a specific way and leaning down on her bed, [[spoiler:Fernanda]] feels someone pressing a cold handkerchief to her mouth and passes out. When she wakes up she has a big ass scar on her torso... and there's a letter from the "psychic medics" near her table, saying that they ''did'' operate on her but the only thing they found wrong was a simple uterine problem that could be easily solved by a pessary. Turns out, [[spoiler: Fernanda]] was so prudish while describing her symptoms, [[PoorCommunicationKills she misguided both the psychic medics and herself into believing her illness was something way worse.]]
* In ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'', [[spoiler: Fernanda del Carpio]] maintains contact with a group of supposed "psychic medics" who tell her that they'll telepathically operate on her. At some point, after arranging her room in a specific way and leaning down on her bed, [[spoiler:Fernanda]] feels someone pressing a cold handkerchief to her mouth and passes out. When she wakes up she has a big ass scar on her torso... and there's a letter from the "psychic medics" near her table, saying that they ''did'' operate on her but the only thing they found wrong was a simple uterine problem that could be easily solved by a pessary. Turns out, [[spoiler: Fernanda]] was so prudish while describing her symptoms, [[PoorCommunicationKills she misguided both the psychic medics and herself into believing her illness was something way worse.]]
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* The Bergmann surgeons in StephenLBurns' ''Literature/FleshAndSilver'' purposely have their arms removed in order to practice this.
* In the ''Literature/BasLagCycle'', Biothaumaturges use a combination of magic and plain old MadDoctor surgery to "Remake" people with mechanical components or animal transplants. The magic side comes to the forefront when one practitioner answers a threat by starting to shove his hand into a man's chest like wet sand.
* In the ''Literature/DreambloodDuology'', Sharers heal injuries and maladies through the {{Dream Weav|er}}ing of narcomancy by leading the patient into a dream that symbolizes their affliction, empowering it with magical dream-humours, and helping them resolve the dream in a way that represents them being healed. In one tricky case, Hanani heals a disemboweled soldier by getting him to let go of his SurvivorsGuilt.
* In the ''Literature/BasLagCycle'', Biothaumaturges use a combination of magic and plain old MadDoctor surgery to "Remake" people with mechanical components or animal transplants. The magic side comes to the forefront when one practitioner answers a threat by starting to shove his hand into a man's chest like wet sand.
* In the ''Literature/DreambloodDuology'', Sharers heal injuries and maladies through the {{Dream Weav|er}}ing of narcomancy by leading the patient into a dream that symbolizes their affliction, empowering it with magical dream-humours, and helping them resolve the dream in a way that represents them being healed. In one tricky case, Hanani heals a disemboweled soldier by getting him to let go of his SurvivorsGuilt.
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* James Randi appeared on ''Series/TheTonightShow'' to demonstrate the hoax to Johnny Carson. He pulls out several pieces of chicken guts and jokingly puts some "back in" because the patient would need them.
* Seen in an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''.
* Creator/MichaelPalin sees a "real" demonstration of psychic surgery by a Philippine con man in ''Full Circle''.
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', [[spoiler:Sylar]] heals Charlie's brain clot with telekinesis.
* Seen in an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''.
* Creator/MichaelPalin sees a "real" demonstration of psychic surgery by a Philippine con man in ''Full Circle''.
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', [[spoiler:Sylar]] heals Charlie's brain clot with telekinesis.
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* James Randi appeared on ''Series/TheTonightShow'' to demonstrate the hoax to Johnny Carson. He pulls out several pieces of chicken guts and jokingly puts some "back in" because the patient would need them.
* SeenSubverted in an ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie''. An episode featured one of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''.
* Creator/MichaelPalin sees a "real" demonstration of psychic surgery by a Philippinethe aforementioned Filipino con man in ''Full Circle''.
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', [[spoiler:Sylar]] heals Charlie's brain clotmen of TheEighties and TheNineties, pulling the "psychic surgery" scam on his townspeople by pretending to perform miraculous healing while soaking up their money. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Karma eventually caught up]] [[AssholeVictim with telekinesis.him]] [[TooDumbToLive when he tried it on a leper]] [[KarmicDeath from whom he caught the disease.]]...
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': After Harper gets infected with Magog larvae, he runs into a beautiful woman who is able to use a tesseract generator to reach into his stomach and pull one out, then offers to remove the rest if he gives her some valuable information. Instead, he disables her and steals her tesseract to do it himself, but finds he can't if he's in the tesseract himself.
* Seen
* Creator/MichaelPalin sees a "real" demonstration of psychic surgery by a Philippine
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', [[spoiler:Sylar]] heals Charlie's brain clot
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': After Harper gets infected with Magog larvae, he runs into a beautiful woman who is able to use a tesseract generator to reach into his stomach and pull one out, then offers to remove the rest if he gives her some valuable information. Instead, he disables her and steals her tesseract to do it himself, but finds he can't if he's in the tesseract himself.
* Creator/MichaelPalin sees a "real" demonstration of psychic surgery by a Philippine con man in ''Series/FullCircle''.
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', [[spoiler:Sylar]] heals Charlie's brain clot with telekinesis.
* ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini fakes this on a man, convincing him he's been "cured" of his stomach pain.
* Seen in an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''.
* In ''Series/{{Riget}}'', this is how will Dr. Bondo lose his precious tumor.
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', [[spoiler:Sylar]] heals Charlie's brain clot with telekinesis.
* ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini fakes this on a man, convincing him he's been "cured" of his stomach pain.
* Seen in an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''.
* In ''Series/{{Riget}}'', this is how will Dr. Bondo lose his precious tumor.
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* In ''Series/{{Riget}}'', this is how will Dr. Bondo lose his precious tumor.
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': After Harper gets infected with Magog larvae, he runs into a beautiful woman who is able to use a tesseract generator to reach into his stomach and pull one out, then offers to remove the rest if he gives her some valuable information. Instead, he disables her and steals her tesseract to do it himself, but finds he can't if he's in the tesseract himself.
* Subverted in ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie''. An episode featured one of the aforementioned Filipino con men of TheEighties and TheNineties, pulling the "psychic surgery" scam on his townspeople by pretending to perform miraculous healing while soaking up their money. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Karma eventually caught up]] [[AssholeVictim with him]] [[TooDumbToLive when he tried it on a leper]] [[KarmicDeath from whom he caught the disease.]]...
* ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini fakes this on a man, convincing him he's been "cured" of his stomach pain.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro Milagro]]", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': After Harper gets infected with Magog larvae, he runs into a beautiful woman who is able to use a tesseract generator to reach into his stomach and pull one out, then offers to remove the rest if he gives her some valuable information. Instead, he disables her and steals her tesseract to do it himself, but finds he can't if he's in the tesseract himself.
* Subverted in ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie''. An episode featured one of the aforementioned Filipino con men of TheEighties and TheNineties, pulling the "psychic surgery" scam on his townspeople by pretending to perform miraculous healing while soaking up their money. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Karma eventually caught up]] [[AssholeVictim with him]] [[TooDumbToLive when he tried it on a leper]] [[KarmicDeath from whom he caught the disease.]]...
* ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini fakes this on a man, convincing him he's been "cured" of his stomach pain.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro Milagro]]", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.
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* In ''Series/{{Riget}}'', this is how will Dr. Bondo lose his precious tumor.
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': After Harper gets infected with Magog larvae, he runs into a beautiful woman who is ableJames Randi appeared on ''Series/TheTonightShow'' to use a tesseract generator demonstrate the hoax to reach into his stomach Johnny Carson. He pulls out several pieces of chicken guts and pull one out, then offers to remove the rest if he gives her jokingly puts some valuable information. Instead, he disables her and steals her tesseract to do it himself, but finds he can't if he's in "back in" because the tesseract himself.
* Subverted in ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie''. An episode featured one of the aforementioned Filipino con men of TheEighties and TheNineties, pulling the "psychic surgery" scam on his townspeople by pretending to perform miraculous healing while soaking up their money. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Karma eventually caught up]] [[AssholeVictim with him]] [[TooDumbToLive when he tried it on a leper]] [[KarmicDeath from whom he caught the disease.]]...
* ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini fakes this on a man, convincing him he's been "cured" of his stomach pain.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro Milagro]]", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.patient would need them.
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': After Harper gets infected with Magog larvae, he runs into a beautiful woman who is able
* Subverted in ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie''. An episode featured one of the aforementioned Filipino con men of TheEighties and TheNineties, pulling the "psychic surgery" scam on his townspeople by pretending to perform miraculous healing while soaking up their money. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Karma eventually caught up]] [[AssholeVictim with him]] [[TooDumbToLive when he tried it on a leper]] [[KarmicDeath from whom he caught the disease.]]...
* ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini fakes this on a man, convincing him he's been "cured" of his stomach pain.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro Milagro]]", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro Milagro]]", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.
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* Powers of this name existed in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. They couldn't heal hit point damage but could fix auras, trauma, curses, implanted compulsions, and so forth.
* A skill associated with [[MindOverMatter Blue mana]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', including a [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214347 card with that name exactly.]] (Though that card is less the usual version of this trope, and more {{Mind Rape}}.)
* Powers of this name existed in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. They couldn't heal hit point damage but could fix auras, trauma, curses, implanted compulsions, and so forth.
* A skill associated with [[MindOverMatter Blue mana]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', including a [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214347 card with that name exactly.]] (Though that card is less the usual version of this trope, and more {{Mind Rape}}.)
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%%** The Tzimisce in ''[[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Masquerade]]'' use this to create {{Body Horror}}s and servants.
* Powers of this name existed in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. They couldn't heal hit point damage but could fix auras, trauma, curses, implanted compulsions, and so forth.
* A skill associated with [[MindOverMatter Blue mana]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', including a [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214347 card with that name exactly.]] (Though that card is less the usual version of this trope, and more {{Mind Rape}}.)
* Powers of this name existed in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. They couldn't heal hit point damage but could fix auras, trauma, curses, implanted compulsions, and so forth.
* A skill associated with [[MindOverMatter Blue mana]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', including a [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214347 card with that name exactly.]] (Though that card is less the usual version of this trope, and more {{Mind Rape}}.)
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* Powers of this name existed in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. They couldn't heal hit point damage but could fix auras, trauma, curses, implanted compulsions, and so forth.
* A skill associated with [[MindOverMatter Blue mana]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', including a [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214347 card with that name exactly.]] (Though that card is less the usual version of this trope, and more {{Mind Rape}}.)
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* The Medic from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' uses the "advanced technology" variant, combined with WorstAid. This man performs open chest surgery with his bare hands on a conscious patient (who assists in the procedure by ''holding his ribcage open''), replaced said patient's heart after a "modification" he made caused the first one to explode, left a live bird inside someone's body cavity, and lost his medical license after [[NoodleIncident removing a patient's entire skeleton]]... yet his ability to give the target of his medigun a temporary healing factor makes him vital to a team's success.
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* The Medic from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' uses the "advanced technology" variant, combined with WorstAid. This man performs open chest surgery with his bare hands on a conscious patient (who assists in the procedure by ''holding his ribcage open''), replaced said patient's heart after a "modification" he made caused the first one to explode, left a live bird inside someone's body cavity, and lost his medical license after [[NoodleIncident removing a patient's entire skeleton]]... yet his ability to give the target of his medigun a temporary healing factor makes him vital to a team's success.
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** In "The Gift", Kes uses her psycho-kinetic powers to destroy a Borg implant that's threatening to kill Seven.
** In "Revulsion", a [[AIIsACrapshoot homicidal]] [[ProjectedMan hologram]] uses this to attack B'Elanna Torres, thrusting a hand into her chest to puncture her heart.
** In "Revulsion", a [[AIIsACrapshoot homicidal]] [[ProjectedMan hologram]] uses this to attack B'Elanna Torres, thrusting a hand into her chest to puncture her heart.
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** In "The Gift", "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E2TheGift The Gift]]", Kes uses her psycho-kinetic powers to destroy a Borg implant that's threatening to kill Seven.
** In"Revulsion", "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E5Revulsion Revulsion]]", a [[AIIsACrapshoot homicidal]] [[ProjectedMan hologram]] uses this to attack B'Elanna Torres, thrusting a hand into her chest to puncture her heart.
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* In ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Milagro", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.
* On ''Recap/TheTwilightZone1985'' story [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E17 "Quarantine"]], a man is awoken from cryogenic sleep after 300 years and has a tumor healed in this manner because technology has reverted to pre-Industrial Revolution levels after a nuclear holocaust. In order to avoid history repeating itself, mankind swore not to rebuild as they had been, devoting their energies to mental and psychic research instead.
* On ''Recap/TheTwilightZone1985'' story [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E17 "Quarantine"]], a man is awoken from cryogenic sleep after 300 years and has a tumor healed in this manner because technology has reverted to pre-Industrial Revolution levels after a nuclear holocaust. In order to avoid history repeating itself, mankind swore not to rebuild as they had been, devoting their energies to mental and psychic research instead.
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* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In ''Series/TheXFiles'' the episode "Milagro", "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro Milagro]]", a psychic surgeon uses his ability to murder.
*On ''Recap/TheTwilightZone1985'' ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In the story [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E17 "Quarantine"]], a man is awoken from cryogenic sleep after 300 years and has a tumor healed in this manner because technology has reverted to pre-Industrial Revolution levels after a nuclear holocaust. In order to avoid history repeating itself, mankind swore not to rebuild as they had been, devoting their energies to mental and psychic research instead.
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* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' ends with [[spoiler:Neo removing the bullet from Trinity this way, and then restarts her heart by directly squeezing it.]]
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* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' ends with [[spoiler:Neo removing the bullet from Trinity this way, Trinity's body by phasing his hand through it, and then restarts restarting her heart by directly squeezing it. He's able to do this because they're inside a computer simulation and he can basically hack it.]]
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* Lucifer removes John ''Film/{{Constantine}}'''s lung tumors this way.
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* In ''Film/Constantine2005'', Lucifer removes John ''Film/{{Constantine}}'''s John's lung tumors this way.
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* A fellow with this ability shows up in ''Manga/BlackJack''; he tries to claim the moral high ground over Blackjack, but it backfires because he didn't ask the right questions.
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* A fellow with this ability shows up in ''Manga/BlackJack''; he tries to claim the moral high ground over Blackjack, Black Jack, but it backfires because he didn't ask the right questions.
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Despite [[TVNeverLies what TV teaches us]], medicine isn't always [[CleanPrettyReliable clean, pretty and reliable]]. It can be messy, and surgery is no picnic. There's also the risk to life, need for equipment and a sterile environment, aftercare, and a doctor to perform it. Some characters luck out though: their HeroInsurance covers [[TitleDrop psychic surgery]].
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Despite [[TVNeverLies what TV teaches us]], medicine isn't always [[CleanPrettyReliable [[CPRCleanPrettyReliable clean, pretty and reliable]]. It can be messy, and surgery is no picnic. There's also the risk to life, need for equipment and a sterile environment, aftercare, and a doctor to perform it. Some characters luck out though: their HeroInsurance covers [[TitleDrop psychic surgery]].
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** The Tzimisce in ''[[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Masquerade]]'' use this to create {{Body Horror}}s and servants.
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* The Bergmann surgeons in StephenLBurns' "FleshAndSilver" purposely have their arms removed in order to practice this.
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* The Bergmann surgeons in StephenLBurns' "FleshAndSilver" ''Literature/FleshAndSilver'' purposely have their arms removed in order to practice this.
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* Used in ''Literature/TheSharingKnife'' books for very delicate work (like nerve damage), some internal injuries, or when the one coming to aid is both really desperate and out of all other options.
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* Used in ''Literature/TheSharingKnife'' books for very delicate work (like nerve damage), some internal injuries, or when the one coming to aid is both really desperate and out of all other options. Ground manipulation can also be used offensively, such as when [[spoiler:Dag ground-rips a section of a rogue Lakewalker's spinal cord, paralyzing him from the neck down]].
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Despite [[TVNeverLies what TV teaches us]], medicine isn't always [[CleanPrettyReliable clean, pretty and reliable]]. It can be messy, and surgery is no picnic. There's also the risk to life, need for equipment and a sterile environment, aftercare, and a doctor to perform it. Some characters luck out though, though: their HeroInsurance covers [[TitleDrop psychic surgery.
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