diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/helpers.dm b/code/modules/surgery/helpers.dm
index 64bfe52c622..ee7688431d1 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/helpers.dm
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
 		if(is_robotic)
 			close_tool_type = /obj/item/screwdriver
 		if(istype(close_tool, close_tool_type) || iscyborg(user))
+			if (ishuman(M))
+				var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
+				H.bleed_rate = max( (H.bleed_rate - 3), 0)
 			M.surgeries -= S
 			user.visible_message("[user] closes [M]'s [parse_zone(selected_zone)] with [close_tool] and removes [I].", \
 				"<span class='notice'>You close [M]'s [parse_zone(selected_zone)] with [close_tool] and remove [I].</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organic_steps.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organic_steps.dm
index 01eb751f39f..6e4dda01c30 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organic_steps.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organic_steps.dm
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 
 	return TRUE
 
+/datum/surgery_step/incise/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	if ishuman(target)
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
+		if (!(NOBLOOD in H.dna.species.species_traits))
+			H.visible_message("Blood pools around the incision in [H]'s [parse_zone(target_zone)].", "<span class='notice'>Blood pools around the incision in your [parse_zone(target_zone)].</span>")
+			H.bleed_rate += 3
+	return TRUE
+
 //clamp bleeders
 /datum/surgery_step/clamp_bleeders
 	name = "clamp bleeders"
@@ -29,9 +37,11 @@
 /datum/surgery_step/clamp_bleeders/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
 	if(locate(/datum/surgery_step/saw) in surgery.steps)
 		target.heal_bodypart_damage(20,0)
+	if (ishuman(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
+		H.bleed_rate = max( (H.bleed_rate - 3), 0)
 	return ..()
 
-
 //retract skin
 /datum/surgery_step/retract_skin
 	name = "retract skin"
@@ -64,6 +74,9 @@
 /datum/surgery_step/close/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
 	if(locate(/datum/surgery_step/saw) in surgery.steps)
 		target.heal_bodypart_damage(45,0)
+	if (ishuman(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
+		H.bleed_rate = max( (H.bleed_rate - 3), 0)
 	return ..()