Following on the heels of its live-tweeted open-heart surgery procedure — complete with graphic photos — the Twitter account of the Houston hospital (@houstonhospital) will give amateur sawbones an up-close look at a brain operation performed by Dr. Dong Kim, a neurosurgeon who worked on the team that treated former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after she suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

The videos are graphic.

Head Shaved before surgery

Drilling into skull

Removing skull segment

Removing tumor

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