Surgery Godfather
Chapter 772 - 690: Eyelashes are the Soul of the Eyes

Chapter 772: Chapter 690: Eyelashes are the Soul of the Eyes

The next morning, around seven, Ivan was waiting at the entrance of the Comprehensive Surgical Ward.

This time he wasn’t dressed as flashy as before, just wearing a simple white shirt. Possibly to align with Chinese customs, he had shaved off his Russian-style beard, which made him look much younger.

After his relaxed meeting with Yang Ping yesterday, after about ten minutes of conversation, he was even more convinced of his judgment - Yang Ping was indeed an unquestionably world-class doctor.

Moreover, Ivan was extremely interested in Yang Ping’s skin expansion technique, almost to the point of obsession. This trip to China was unexpectedly fruitful, and he was determined to acquire this technique regardless of the price.

The entrance to the ward was a spacious elevator area, with several elevators going up and down. As it was also the rush hour, people were constantly hurrying out of the elevators and into the ward.

Ivan stood by the entrance, keeping a certain distance from both the entrance and the elevator to avoid hindering people’s movements. He looked like a "greeter"; he would always smile at those who walked by.

Except for those who toured the laboratory yesterday, most people didn’t know who he was. They could only politely nod at him, then wonder, who’s this foreigner? Could he be here for internship?

Ever since Robert and August became interns at the Comprehensive Surgery Department, everyone had become accustomed to having foreign interns.

"Have you heard that he’s the Russian plastic surgery expert, Dr. Ivan?"

"Is it true?"

"I searched for him online yesterday, couldn’t find a photo, but found a lot of stories about him."

"Yeah, a lot of stories are said to be made up, just like novel plots."

"These things are probably half true, half false."

"There’s a rumor online that an American fugitive suddenly disappeared under FBI surveillance, and the FBI suspects the person went to Ivan for plastic surgery."

"Yeah, there’s also a story that he went deep into Afghanistan’s mountains to perform plastic surgeries."

"There’s a rumor that he created a beauty pageant winner in Europe - a totally artificial beauty."

Before the morning class, everyone was busy working and discussing. The rumors quickly spread.

Some people had heard about Ivan yesterday and searched for him on their phones and computers, uncovering many rumors about him. They were indistinguishable between truth and fiction, some revealed to be plots from cheap novels.

But the more elusive and enigmatic these rumors were, the more people’s interests were piqued.

Some curious people once again went to the entrance of the ward to take a closer look at this legendary figure, to see if he really was as extraordinary as they said.

As Yang Ping stepped out of the elevator, he saw Ivan. Ivan bowed joyfully: "Good morning, Professor Yang!"

"Dr. Ivan?" Yang Ping was quite surprised. He didn’t expect him to be here so early.

"If you have time, may I-- could I talk to you? Of course, I don’t want to interrupt your work. When you’re free...I can wait. As for the patient with the full-body scars, I could offer some suggestions." Ivan’s tone was sincere. His words were slightly disjointed and chaotic, but he hit the nail on the head.

When it came to plastic surgery, Ivan had tremendous confidence. He believed that no one in the world surpassed his skills. Some so-called top experts, in Ivan’s view, were on par with his students.

Moreover, many of the top plastic surgeons at large in the world had covertly learned surgical techniques from him.

"Of course, you can. Rest in our meeting room after this. After the shift change, we’ll discuss this case together." Yang Ping was very straightforward.

The world’s greatest plastic surgeon giving advice on Teacher Sun’s surgery, Yang Ping was absolutely in favor. He was always a realistic young man. Plastic surgery was his biggest weakness. As long as Ivan was genuinely Ivan, his advice would be incredibly valuable.

Anything that benefitted the patient was a good thing.

Ivan was quite taken aback by how smoothly things went. Yang Ping placed him in the meeting room, provided him with a glass of water to drink, and told him to rest there.

After the routine morning shift change, Yang Ping asked Li Guodong to bring up Teacher Sun’s surgery for separate discussion, with invited participation from Dr. Ivan.

Everyone was immediately buzzing. Dr. Ivan, the world’s greatest plastic surgeon, was participating in their department’s discussion.

But then they thought about it, weren’t all their case discussions attended by world-class experts every day? It was just that the many legends surrounding Ivan were arousing the excitement of the young doctors.

Immediately, people started to spread the news through various WeChat groups. Anyone who received the message, no matter which department they belonged to, came to join the spectacle.

Particularly the heads of the Plastic Surgery and Burn Departments, who dropped everything and rushed towards the Comprehensive Surgery Department with their doctors.

Anyone who saw these two teams on the way would have doubts, as it seemed like they were amassing forces for a fight.

"Hurry up, it’s starting!"

Someone shouted, and the two teams bolted towards the Comprehensive Surgery Department.

Soon, the doctors’ office in the Comprehensive Surgery Department was packed, a turn of events Yang Ping had not anticipated.

Yang Ping had invited Dr. Ivan to the doctors’ office. Upon seeing the situation, he obviously felt somewhat intimidated.

Yes, he was one of the world’s best plastic surgeons, and wherever he went, he was used to being in the limelight.

But now, Dr. Ivan was clearly a bit stage-struck, mostly because this was Professor Yang’s territory.

"Dr. Ivan?"

August felt it was time to greet him.

"Mr. August!" Dr. Ivan shook his hand, saying in fluent and authentic English, "I haven’t seen you since we parted ways in Berlin."

After a simple greeting, Dr. Ivan sat down next to Yang Ping and carefully asked, "I only speak English and Russian, not Chinese. Will that be a problem?"

"No problem, you can just speak English." Yang Ping nodded his head, encouraging him.

"Alright!" Ivan broke a sweat on his forehead.

The projector displayed the case information on the screen, and Li Guodong began to present the case in English.

After the case presentation, Yang Ping spoke directly: "Dr. Ivan, we would like to hear your thoughts."

"Everyone, sorry, I can’t speak Chinese. I hope you don’t mind if I use English." Dr. Ivan bowed, then sat back down and began to share his thoughts in his characteristic preacher-like tone.

"If we can use the skin grafts that you’ve cultivated, I can help him become an attractive man. Removing the full-body scarring and administering fresh skin grafts is a basic surgery. The difficulty lies in reconstructing his face — his lips, nose, ears, eyebrows, eyelids, and even eyelashes. Eyes without eyelashes lack expressiveness. The entire facial features need to be rebuilt on this wreckage. Besides the appearance, the facial muscles need to be readjusted as well to restore his ability to smile and display various expressions. This is challenging, but doable. Adjusting the facial muscles is a cutting-edge plastic surgery technique. Recreating his hair and scalp is a challenging issue. Because his present scalp is a scar, there’s no place to find skin or a hair follicle. If any remaining follicles could be found under the scarred scalp, I believe Professor Yang’s technique could solve this problem. The contours of the lower jaw need to be reshaped to fit the new facial features. The forging of these features need harmonious and dynamic, everything should come to life naturally. I don’t know if what I am proposing is good enough. This is my preliminary idea upon viewing the images. If I could examine this patient, I could propose a more complete plan for your reference---"

Within his field, Ivan had absolute self-confidence. But turning to look at Yang Ping, he hoped to receive his assessment.

Yang Ping led the applause. If it wasn’t for a top world-class plastic surgeon like Ivan, they wouldn’t even consider the reconstruction of the facial features in Teacher Sun’s case, let alone the reconstruction of eyelashes. The most they would hope for was to make the face less unsightly.

Indeed, he was a world-class plastic surgeon. Each of the procedures in these proposals was something that most plastic surgeons wouldn’t dare to consider.

The surrounding doctors all felt a surge of curiosity. Could this surgery really be performed in such a way?

Having listened to Ivan’s rough plan, Yang Ping nodded: "Let’s go and take a look at the patient later."

Going all out in treating a patient and handing over fields that you aren’t adept at to those who are advantageously is the best you can do, as long as it benefits the patient.

"Are you willing to let me participate in this surgery?" Ivan was very surprised, not expecting Yang Ping to be so frank.

Yang Ping nodded again: "Plastic surgery is your forte. You are far more qualified to undertake this surgery than me."

Ivan was a bit excited, not expecting things to go so smoothly. In his experience, many world-class masters, even though they had secretly learned his techniques and were of lower skill level comparatively, were unwilling to openly admit to a gap and would certainly not easily hand over their patients.

Because doing so could affect a world-class doctor’s reputation, which is more valuable than gold.

"Do you really plan to recreate his eyelashes?"

Robert frowned. Teacher Sun’s eyelids were scarred and contracted, unable to close, and he had completely lost his eyelashes. His corneas were exposed to the air for extended periods due to the rapid evaporation of his tears, causing the corneas to dry up. If the integrity of the corneas was compromised, it could easily lead to bacterial infections, resulting in exposure keratitis. Therefore, Teacher Sun always carried eye drops with him.