diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/toxichealing.dm b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/toxichealing.dm
index 0e0fd10c1c..376fb43c31 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/toxichealing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/toxichealing.dm
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 /datum/surgery_step/toxichealing/preop(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
 	user.visible_message("[user] starts rejuvenating some of [target]'s flesh back to life.", "<span class='notice'>You start knitting some of [target]'s flesh back to life.</span>")
 
+/datum/surgery_step/toxichealing/initiate(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery, try_to_fail = FALSE)
+	if(..())
+		while((target.getToxLoss() >= 1) || (target.getOxyLoss() >= 1))
+			. = ..()
+			if(!.)
+				break
+
 /datum/surgery_step/toxichealing/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
 	user.visible_message("[user] fixes some of [target]'s wounds.", "<span class='notice'>You succeed in fixing some of [target]'s wounds.</span>")
 	target.heal_bodypart_damage(0,0,30) //Heals stam