diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/other.dm b/code/modules/surgery/other.dm
index 50e6c3bcfb9..49445164501 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/other.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/other.dm
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 
 			if(container.reagents.has_reagent("peridaxon"))
 				affected.status &= ~ORGAN_DEAD
+				affected.owner.update_body(1)
 
 			user.visible_message("\blue [user] applies [trans] units of the solution to affected tissue in [target]'s [affected.name]", \
 				"\blue You apply [trans] units of the solution to affected tissue in [target]'s [affected.name] with \the [tool].")