diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm
index 6665700c11f..c1a92a1d6d1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@
 		H.r_skin = new_color_list[1]
 		H.g_skin = new_color_list[2]
 		H.b_skin = new_color_list[3]
-		world << "[world.time % 200]"
 		if(world.time % 200 > 180) 	// Once every 20 seconds - update_body is expensive
 									// The weird time shenanigans are because reagents update only every 2 seconds
 			for(var/organname in H.organs_by_name)
@@ -428,6 +427,7 @@
 
 	var/const/hungercost = 125
 	var/const/minhunger = 300
+	var/const/regrowthdelay = 450 // 45 seconds
 
 	if(stat || paralysis || stunned || weakened)
 		src << "<span class='warning'>You cannot regenerate missing limbs in your current state.</span>"
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@
 	var/limb_select = input(src, "Choose a limb to regrow", "Limb Regrowth") as null|anything in missing_limbs
 	var/chosen_limb = missing_limbs[limb_select]
 
-	if(do_after(src, 200, needhand=0))
+	visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] begins to hold still and concentrate on their missing [limb_select]...</span>", "<span class='notice'>You begin to focus on regrowing your missing [limb_select]... (This will take [round(regrowthdelay/10)] seconds)</span>")
+	if(do_after(src, regrowthdelay, needhand=0))
 		if(stat || paralysis || stunned || weakened)
 			src << "<span class='warning'>You cannot regenerate missing limbs in your current state.</span>"
 			return
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@
 		updatehealth()
 		UpdateDamageIcon()
 		nutrition -= hungercost
+		visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] finishes regrowing their missing [limb_select]!</span>", "<span class='notice'>You finish regrowing your [limb_select]</span>")
 	else
 		src << "<span class='warning'>You need to hold still in order to regrow a limb!</span>"
 	return