diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain_item.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain_item.dm
index ff2f36f3519..69f62572e45 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain_item.dm
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 		//Update the body's icon so it doesnt appear debrained anymore
 		if(ishuman(M))
-			H.update_body()
+			H.update_hair(0)
 
 	else
 		..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
index 996fe344af6..e45f49ddbd6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ Please contact me on #coderbus IRC. ~Carn x
 
 	//Applies the debrained overlay if there is no brain
 	if(!getbrain(src))
-		stand_icon.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/human_face.dmi', "debrained_s"), ICON_OVERLAY)
-		lying_icon.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/human_face.dmi', "debrained_l"), ICON_OVERLAY)
+		face_standing.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/human_face.dmi', "debrained_s"), ICON_OVERLAY)
+		face_lying.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/human_face.dmi', "debrained_l"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 		h_style = "Bald"
 
 	else if(h_style)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/brain_removal.dm b/code/modules/surgery/brain_removal.dm
index 2eb5041bfb8..b6d54d1d617 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/brain_removal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/brain_removal.dm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		target.internal_organs -= B
 		if(ishuman(target))
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
-			H.update_hair()
+			H.update_hair(0)
 		user.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\]<font color='red'> Debrained [target.name] ([target.ckey]) INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])</font>"
 		target.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\]<font color='orange'> Debrained by [user.name] ([user.ckey]) (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])</font>"
 		log_attack("<font color='red'>[user.name] ([user.ckey]) debrained [target.name] ([target.ckey]) (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])</font>")