Getting any kind of hospital work done is stressful, especially when you’re left with healing scars from post-op surgeries. This artistic doctor goes out of his way to give his kid patients something to be excited about when they wake up from surgery, in the form of adorable bandage drawings’.

This is incredible, what an amazing doctor!

Doctor takes the internet by storm with his soothing art for children who’ve just gone through surgery

Dr. Parry is based in Akron, Ohio, he’s been practicing medicine for 30-years, the past 9 at the Children’s Hospital. He has a unique approach to help kids get more comfortable during what could be very traumatic times. By drawing cartoons and their bandages, he’s able to take their minds off of the wounds underneath.

What inspired him? Many years ago, when Dr. Parry was still in residency, he saw another doctor, Dr. Stafford, cutting out sharks and hearts.

“My first reaction when I initially saw him cut out these hearts and sharks was, ‘What is he doing? Hey, that’s kind of neat. I especially liked the reactions of the parents and the patients when they saw his artwork. The smiles distracted everyone from the surgery.” Dr. Perry told The Washington Post

Dr. Parry asks for information during the pre-op process, to help him personalize the artwork for each child

Usually, pre-op appointments are no fun for kids, but not in Dr. Parry’s office. The compassionate MD finds out what his young patients’ favorite cartoon or characters are, then, he draws it on their bandages.

When the kids wake up from surgery, they see their favorite cartoon instead of an ugly bandage and it makes them forget about what’s underneath. Being that no parent likes to see their child sad, the artwork also helps take the parents’ minds off of the ordeal.

Each illustration only takes Dr. Parry about 5-minutes to do, but every single one makes a world of difference for the kids

Whether it’s Batman, a princess, or any other random characters,’ the purpose of each drawing is to help the kids through the tuff time. The whole staff gets in on the action, visiting the children to see what art they had drawn on their bandages.

“It’s been a pretty special thing, for everyone. It’s fun for me to do, the parents and the children really enjoy it and even the whole medical staff likes to get in on it, Whenever one of my kids arrive in the recovery room, the nurses all like to take a look to see what dressing the child got. I think it just makes everyone, me included, feel good.” Dr. Parry told CNN

According to hospital records, Dr. Parry has done more than 10,000 surgeries and counting

What an amazing way to put children going through surgery at ease, not to mention, it helps the adults who have the difficult task of being there for their children after they’ve been operated on.

The world needs more doctors like Dr. Parry, not only does he make a huge difference in the work he does, but he also goes above and beyond for his fragile patients and their families. To see his drawing in action, watch the video below!

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Source: Spot Light, CNN, YouTube