For nearly 20 years, Grey’s Anatomy has kept viewers hooked and on the edge of their seats with high-stakes surgeries and dramatic medical breakthroughs. Plus, there was also a lot of blood, sweat, and tears that could fill an entire hospital.

But you wouldn’t believe how committed the show is to keep its realism intact. Some might even find this secret to be stomach-churning. So, how exactly do they make a crisis feel genuine? Let’s find out!

Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Grey’s Anatomy | Credit: Shondaland How Grey’s Anatomy films its realistic surgery scenes Katherine Heigl’s Izzie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Denny in Grey’s Anatomy| Credit: Shondaland

If you’ve ever winced at the sight of a Grey’s Anatomy surgery, you are not alone, because the actors are right there with you! In an interview with the Miami Herald, actress Sarah Drew, who played Dr April Kepner on the show,...