diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
index 3da3e9c214f..733d07a841b 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 
 	update_icon_dropped()
 	src.loc = T
+	H.update_health_hud() //update the healthdoll
 	H.update_body()
 	H.update_hair()