Question about surgery photos

Can anyone tell me if it is routine nowadays for photos to be taken during surgical procedures? Or does a patient have to request beforehand that photos be taken?

I ask because in an online group about fibroids, one of the women posted a bunch of photos taken during her surgery. I am so curious to know what the mass of fibroids that was recently taken out of me looked like. In fact, I asked my doctor post-surgery if I could see my fibroids, but he said it wasn't possible since they'd already been sent to the pathology department for analysis. But if there are photos of them somewhere, I'd really like to see them.

I am no doctor or surgeon(although surgery is my fetish) but I believe they only take pictures in certain procedures with the patient approval. I believe video cameras are more used then cameras for still shots. If you look on Youtube, there are many many surgical videos. Such as Plastic Surgery, Brain Surgery and much more. 😃 Hope this helps.

Not sure who decided to or why photos were taken of my daughters shoulder surgery. Her ortho gave her a complete set of prints. These are some neat pictures. To bad I didn't get any of my unilateral orchi...(Can't spell it but had one testical removed due to cancer) My wife just had a knee scope and no pictures of that either.

Most hospitals have the picture and video consent form written right into the admission or surgery permission consent form. Most patients have no clue it is in that form. This is also how some of the emergency room reality shows get away with filming people in the emergency room. It was once explain to me that some how the TV producer work out a deal with the hospital for a fee of course. It all has something to do with the produnction company and telling the ER patients that it filmed for training for the ER to run smoother. This is all legal because most hospitals have the training and students participating in procedure or observing written in main consent form. I do not think many of the ER reality shows are even on the air anymore. I always ask allot of questions to hospital employees more curiosity then anything and it always breaks the ice a little. I also know you can cross out parts of a consent form and that is legal but most hospital will tell you that is not allowed. I personally have no problem with anyone seeing me nude or taking pictures or videos of me. I do think sometimes this info is good for a non MedFet patient.

To answer the original question I have no idea how to get copies yourself.