At a little past eight on Thursday morning, Yan Feifan arrived on the seventh floor of the Affiliated Hospital's Plastic Surgery Center inpatient ward to perform Tang Qing's pre-operative examination.
Citing the need to protect Tang Qing's privacy, he cleared the room, shooing out her benefactor, Tian Dongshan, and her brother, who had been keeping her company.
As he conducted the examination, Yan Feifan asked solemnly, "Tang Qing, this is your last chance to change your mind."
"Once the surgery begins, there's no stopping it."
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?"
The nervous Tang Qing took a deep breath and forced a smile. "We've come this far. There's no turning back now."
"Mr. Yan, I'm putting myself in your hands..."
Targeted full-face reconstruction was a major, exceptionally rare procedure, even for a nationally renowned cosmetic institution like the Affiliated Hospital's Plastic Surgery Center.
