Surgery Godfather
Chapter 779 - 697: This is also a ruthless person

Chapter 779: Chapter 697: This is also a ruthless person

"After a break, the operation continued.

The skin grafting surgeries on other parts of the body seemed much simpler, requiring adjusting positions and preparing surgical drapes multiple times.

Aside from the scalp, Ivan replaced all of Teacher Sun’s scarred skin at once, including the fingers and toes. The operation was massive and lasted for seven hours, finally ending at three in the afternoon.

There were several reasons to delay the scalp surgery. During facial skin transplantation, the surrounding skin needs to be sutured firmly in place. If the scalp were included in this transplantation, it would be impossible to secure the face skin. Secondly, the scalp needs to be regrown, yielding a piece of skin that contains hair follicles.

After the surgery, Teacher Sun looked like a mummy, his body tightly wrapped in bandages. The process of wrapping the bandages was sophisticated, with a systematic method.

Director Lan had been fully immersed during the operation, without any distractions, but he did not grasp Ivan’s bandaging method.

Once Ivan had taken off his surgical gown, he finally had a chance to ask a pressing question.

"Professor Yang, may I ask a question?" Ivan asked.

"Go ahead, ask as many as you want."

Yang Ping knew what he wanted to ask - how he managed to shape skin perfectly at once. This level of skill was world-class; it wasn’t something that just anybody could do.

"Have you studied plastic surgery? How can you achieve a perfect fit on the face with a single trimming?" Ivan asked directly.

The highest skill in skin graft preparation is to shape face skin perfectly at once. This skill could not possibly be self-taught, as there were many tricks involved. Ivan’s old teacher had masterful cutting skills, needing only a sharp scalpel and scissors to control the skin thickness and shape at will. The teacher passed this skill onto Ivan, who then spent a full ten years truly mastering it.

In response to Ivan’s question, Yang Ping dodged: "I didn’t learn from anyone, just attended some paper-cutting classes in middle school."

This answer was half true, half deceptive.

In fact, Yang Ping’s skin grafting technique was derived from paper-cutting art.

The Chinese folk art of paper-cutting was extraordinary. Yang Ping drew inspiration from traditional paper-cutting art. After mastering it, he combined it with skin graft preparation, and after countless practices, he naturally gained mastery of it.

"Paper cutting?" Ivan was puzzled, as he was unfamiliar with this art form.

"Yes, paper cutting! It’s a Chinese folk art." Yang Ping nodded in confirmation.

"But how are you able to be so accurate simply by estimating? Even though I’m not familiar with paper-cutting, I know that such formidable estimation skills in surgery cannot simply be the result of a folk art. They must be honed over time."

"Estimation comes with practice. Many surgeries demand high precision, such as spine correction-surgery, how to cut the bone, how much to cut, we relied on machines initially, but after accumulating enough surgeries, direct estimation can be even more accurate than machines." Yang Ping felt that this Russian was quite persistent, and continued to dodge.

Ivan had no choice but to believe. If he didn’t believe what Yang Ping said, then what? could a doctor who doesn’t perform plastic surgery cut the face skin perfectly on his first try at a world-class level? Besides himself, Ivan could not think of a second person capable of doing this.

This is why Ivan could use a variety of techniques such as skin grafting, bone grinding, 3D cartilage printing technology, fat and muscle filling to perform a "face transplant" surgery.

To achieve the same surgical results as Ivan, other surgeons would have to resort to the "allogeneic facial transplantation" technique, but due to graft rejection and the lack of donors, the technique is currently difficult to apply.

Teacher Sun, who looked like a mummy, was transferred to a trolley and soon returned to the ward from the operating room.

"This gentleman’s surgery will require many procedures, and I will be the chief surgeon throughout. Professor Yang mentioned before that I could provide help to the Department of Plastic Surgery. Now I have some free time and will stay in China for a while. Professor Yang, you can arrange it." Ivan kept Yang Ping’s words in mind.

Ivan was quite clear about the principle of equivalent exchange. If he wanted to acquire Yang Ping’s orthopedic corrective surgery technique and the skill of skin expansion outside the body, he had to sincerely give back.

Yang Ping called over Director Lan who was a bit nervous. He didn’t dare to approach Ivan.

"Dr. Ivan, this is Director Lan from our Department of Plastic Surgery. he will be responsible for the arrangements. He is very eager to learn from you during this time, and we hope you can take him as a student."

Ivan frowned, "My God, not you again. Can we change to someone else? I feel extremely uncomfortable seeing him. If he takes off his mask, and I see his asymmetric face every day, with those two moles on one side of his forehead, I would be very distressed. Professor Yang, you cannot understand this anguish." Ivan held his forehead and refused to look at Director Lan directly.

"Dr. Ivan, I can always wear a mask to cover my face completely, and then have these two moles removed."

Director Lan wore a resigned look upon hearing Yang Ping fighting for his opportunity.

"No, even if the two moles are removed, the incision would linger for at least 5 days, and the scar would persist for several months. You have already made a deep impression on me that I cannot erase." Ivan continued to turn his head, refusing to look at Director Lan.

"I have a way, Dr. Ivan, I promise to make you feel comfortable seeing me. I promise."

Of course, Director Lan wouldn’t give up on this golden opportunity.

"If you can make me comfortable, I’d be willing to help you. If you can’t, I really can’t do anything."

Ivan couldn’t reject Yang Ping, but neither could he overcome his psychological distress.

Director Lan patted Song Zimo’s shoulder, "Can I have a word?"

Song Zimo was bewildered as Director Lan took him to the empty operating room next door.

"Get some local anesthesia and a wound cleaning kit, help me remove these two moles, and then cut two incisions mirrored on the right side of the forehead. Remember! The incisions must be symmetrical to the midline of the forehead, and the depth, direction and length of the incisions must also be symmetrical. Do it now and use cosmetic sutures." Director Lan was in a hurry—he didn’t know how long Ivan was going to stay, and he needed to seize every opportunity he got.

"Are you sure you want to do it now?"

"Yes, right now!"

"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

Song Zimo was speechless. In order to make the forehead symmetrical, Director Lan was willing to remove two moles and even create two mirrored incisions on the opposite side.

This man sure was relentless.

After rummaging around a bit with the help of Liang Fatty, Director Lan quickly placed a 10ml lidocaine, a 10ml saline water and a wound cleaning kit in front of Song Zimo.

"Find someone to assist you, and get started."

Director Lan lay on the operating table himself, ready to face whatever was coming.

"Should we just... should we perform a pathology test after we remove them?" Song Zimo asked out of habit.

"Forget it, these are moles that I’ve had since I was young. Hurry up and start. Once you cover the incisions with dressings, make them symmetrical to the forehead midline."

For his goal, Director Lan had risked it all. Who could blame him for dealing with such a strange character?