Is it ever a good idea to perform self-surgery

Taylor, Adam (2016) Is it ever a good idea to perform self-surgery. The Conversation.

Abstract

The human body has a capacity to repair almost all of its tissues and does so on a daily basis in response to things such as exercise. Bone in particular is good at healing itself. But when things go catastrophically wrong, beyond the capacity of the body to repair itself, it requires intervention from an external source – usually a surgeon.