For many children, the very thought of surgery is terrifying. The hospital environment — white halls, the sharp, clean smell of medicine, and the frightening medical instruments — can feel scary. This anxiety often reaches its height in the final walk towards the operating room, a moment thick with fear for both the children and their parents. However, one kind doctor in Brazil has changed this difficult experience, turning fear into strength by allowing his young patients to walk into the operating room not as scared and small children, but as superheroes.
Dr. Leandro B. Guimarães, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, said the idea started with a difficult moment with a little girl named Allana. She was just two years old, and as he carried her down the hallway, she cried uncontrollably, her small body shaking against his and her tiny fists holding his white coat tightly. Her desperate cry echoed (回响) in the hallway, each one a reminder of the complete terror she was experiencing. That day, standing outside the operating room with a heartbroken child in his arms, he made a promise to himself: No child under his care would ever have to approach surgery in tears again. He was determined to find a way to replace their fear with courage.
"I let the children choose which hero they want to become," Dr. Guimarães explained, a warm smile on his face. His clinic now features a special "Hero's Chest", filled with many wonderful costumes. "I tell them we will go in ‘flying' or running and that our mission is to clear their nose and ears. I only enter the surgical room when they are ready and fully engaged in the game." He even encourages parents to join the process if a child is particularly nervous, allowing a mother to wear a Catwoman mask or a father to hold the edge of a Superman cape (斗篷). The goal is to make a fearful experience feel calmer, lighter, and magical.
The transformation begins the moment a child selects their character. A quiet, withdrawn boy might gather his courage as he puts on a Batman suit. A shy little girl's face lights up as she places a Wonder Woman tiara (皇冠) upon her head. Dr. Guimaräes and his team fully commit to the process, with nurses becoming "mission control" and anesthesiologists (麻醉师) introduced as"science officers" providing special powers for the journey ahead.
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Online, Dr. Guimarães shared joyful videos of the young patients with their parents.
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