The nose is located at the center of a person's face, and its shape greatly influences the overall facial appearance. It's an area that can instantly change the proportions and visual effect of one's features.

It can be said that whether the nose is three-dimensional and the tip is small and delicate will directly determine a person's appearance potential.

Ni Ni's nasal tip and wings had to be completely removed due to the erosion by a vascular tumor. Fortunately, the nasal bone and cartilage are still usable, saving Lin Jie some effort, allowing him to rebuild a beautiful nose on this foundation.

This is indeed a very intricate surgical task.

The reason this surgery takes up nine hours is that Lin Jie plans to spend two to three hours crafting a delicate and beautiful nose for Ni Ni.

A beautiful nose has quantified standards.

The position is centered around the nasal root, with a circle drawn using the distance from the nasal root to the outer canthus (outer corner of the eye) as the radius, aligning the base of the columella and the edge of the nasal wing along this arc, with the outer edges of both nasal wings ideally aligning with the vertical line of the inner canthus (inner corner of the eye).

The length should account for one-third of the total facial length, typically between 6 to 7.5 centimeters.

Width should be slightly larger than the distance between the inner canthi (inner corners of the eyes), with the maximum distance being about 70% of the nose length. The width of the nasal root is approximately 1 centimeter, and the nasal tip about 1.2 centimeters.

Height: From the side, the ideal height of the nasal tip is one-third of the nose length, 2.6 centimeters for males, and 2.3 centimeters for females. Below 2.2 centimeters is considered low nose.

Shape: A normal nasal tip is spherical, with nostrils being elliptical slanting towards the nasal tip and symmetrically placed on both sides. The outermost part of the nostril should not surpass the vertical line of the inner canthus; otherwise, it's considered nasal wing hypertrophy.

This quantified standard naturally needs to be adjusted and optimized according to each person's facial structure, as well as eyes, ears, lips, and other features.

For Lin Jie, this is naturally not a difficult task, as Ni Ni's facial 3D image has long been sketched out in his mind.

Shao Ruiyue, who had been silently observing for several hours, slightly stretched his somewhat sore legs and feet.

Seeing Lin Jie, like a sculpting master, meticulously reshaping Ni Ni's nasal tip with tools like a scalpel, forceps, and needle, he couldn't help but nod slightly.

As a doctor specializing in facial surgery, Shao Ruiyue had some experience in facial plastic surgery, with a keen eye.

Otherwise, if a facial surgery leaves an unsightly scar on a patient's face, the patient would surely be very dissatisfied and might even file a complaint.

He couldn't help but exclaim: "I didn't expect Expert Lin's cosmetic surgery skills to be so superb. I just want to know now, is there anything in the surgical field that Expert Lin isn't good at?"

Standing by his side, during her rotation break, Fang Huanru proudly said, "That's a question we all want to know as well."

"But so far, our teacher has demonstrated top international standards in all aspects of surgical practice, with no shortcomings in any field."

"Next week, our teacher will also be leading a male-to-female gender reassignment surgery."

Hearing this news, Shao Ruiyue once again marveled at Lin Jie's comprehensive skills and strength.

Lin Jie, hearing their conversation, looked up at them and said, "Dr. Shao, the upcoming surgeries might not have much observational value for you."

"You can take a break and let the patient's family know about the surgery's progress. I'm sure they're quite worried."

Shao Ruiyue agreed.

Ni Ni's vascular tumor had been removed, and the facial bones were repaired. The next steps, nasal reconstruction and facial beautification, didn't hold much instructional value for him.

He knew he didn't have Lin Jie's talent, so it was better to focus on specialization rather than overwhelm himself with too much.

Shao Ruiyue made a gesture towards Lin Jie and the others before exiting the operating room.

Before he reached the waiting area outside the operating room, Ni Ni's father and mother hurried over to meet him.

"Dr. Shao, Dr. Shao, it's not yet the end of the surgery time, but my daughter..."

Seeing the anxious and uneasy expressions on Ni Ni's parents' faces, Shao Ruiyue removed his mask and quickly reassured them, "There's no need to worry, there were no complications during the surgery, it went smoothly the whole time."

"Now the surgery has entered the nasal reconstruction and facial cosmetic phase. You can say that the most critical and challenging surgical steps have been completed, and to a certain extent, the surgery has already succeeded."

Ni Ni's father let out a long sigh of relief, promptly expressing his gratitude, "Thank you, thank you, Dr. Shao, thank you, Expert Lin."

"No need to thank me, I was merely observing and learning in the operating room, contributing nothing at all!"

Shao Ruiyue deflected their thanks and continued, "Let me also tell you some good news, you don't need to worry about Ni Ni's future appearance."

"I can't guarantee that Ni Ni will become a great beauty, but she will definitely look elegant."

"Really?"

Ni Ni's mother looked both delighted and incredulous.

Ni Ni's father was similarly overjoyed but couldn't help but express his doubt, "Dr. Shao, didn't you and the other doctors before at the hometown hospital say that the tumor's erosion of our daughter's nose, bones, and facial muscles was severe, and that the outlook was not optimistic even with plastic surgery?"

Shao Ruiyue blushed slightly, feeling somewhat ashamed, and said, "This is mainly because our skills are not fine-tuned, and our abilities are limited. But here with Expert Lin, all the problems have been very well resolved."

He explained with some excitement, "From the very beginning of preparing Ni Ni's surgery, Expert Lin considered her future facial recovery issue, which is most prominently demonstrated by the repair of the artificial bone crafted with a 3D printer."

"The artificial bone created by Expert Lin is much thicker in the middle, which can avoid facial depression caused by the loss of facial muscles in Ni Ni."

"During the surgery, Expert Lin also made preparations everywhere for the final cosmetic surgery, leaving room for surgical intervention."

"So, I dare to guarantee that Ni Ni's appearance after recovery will give us a great surprise."

"Thank God! If it's really like this, it's truly... truly..."

Ni Ni's mother covered her mouth, trying not to cry out loud, controlled her emotions, and then said, "Expert Lin is truly a benefactor to our whole family for a lifetime."

"Really a great benefactor!" Ni Ni's father also said gratefully.

Compared to Ni Ni's parents' delight and excitement, the tall, thin man eavesdropping with pricked ears, who was Shi Zhenlin's father, felt extremely awful.

The more excited and pleased Ni Ni's parents were, the more regretful and annoyed he felt.

But in this world, there truly is no medicine for regret.

Now, he only hoped that the extra money he paid and the more suffering his son endured would ensure the surgery's outcome wouldn't disappoint him; if it could surpass that one, it would be even better.

Although reason told the tall, thin man that this was impossible, he still held a flicker of wishful thinking in his heart.

At this moment, he heard the sound of a door opening, immediately turned his head to look, and saw several doctors coming out of his son's operating room.

The tall, thin man hurriedly stood up, jogged over to greet them, and asked, "Dr. Yu, was my son's surgery successful?"

Dr. Yu took off his mask, with some fatigue, but said in a loud voice, "The surgery went very smoothly, the vascular malformation tumor was successfully removed, and the facial bone received excellent repair."

"Now, all your son's physiological indicators are normal, and it is expected that he will wake up from anesthesia in about an hour."

"However, to avoid infection, your son needs to be temporarily transferred to a sterile ward."

The tall, thin man's heart jerked; this sterile ward would cost more money.

But now was not the time to worry about this issue, he urgently asked, "Dr. Yu, can my son proceed with the nose and facial cosmetic surgery? Isn't it more tormenting to wait three or four weeks for recovery before doing this surgery?"

"How could that be possible!"

Dr. Yu's face turned stern as he said seriously, "Such a large malformed tumor has just been removed, your son's facial muscles have suffered severe trauma, and their texture direction will also change significantly with the removal of the malformed tumor."

"Doing cosmetic surgery at this time would be very ineffective!"

"But, but..."

The tall, thin man was a bit anxious and shouted, "In the opposite operating room, the surgery that Expert Lin is doing was completed in one go, he's presently doing the nose and cosmetic surgery for that girl."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Yu and those standing beside him, Jiang Hao and Lei Jun, had their expressions freeze.

After a moment of silence, Dr. Yu said awkwardly, "Expert Lin... this... this..."

"Let me explain this reason!"

Jiang Hao took over the conversation and said to the tall, thin man, "Expert Lin's understanding of human muscles far exceeds ours. He once performed a facial muscle reconstruction surgery for a girl who had severely damaged half of her face."

"With Expert Lin's capability, he can predict the change in direction of facial muscles after surgery, so he can perform this cosmetic surgery, whereas we..."

Jiang Hao admitted with a complex feeling, "can't do it."

The tall, thin man blurted out without thinking, "Can't do it? The three of you chief doctors together are no match for a young doctor in his twenties?"

This question froze Dr. Yu's face, and then a trace of anger emerged on his face.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao pulled on Dr. Yu and advised, "Calm down, calm down, Expert Lin's level is already proven and recognized. This is a fact that we can't compare to, and there's nothing to be ashamed of."

He then looked at the tall, thin man and explained, "You might have some misunderstanding, in multi-disciplinary collaborative surgeries like this, due to mutual involvement and interference, the level of skill we can exert is not as good as when one person operates alone."

"And Expert Lin, being a general practitioner, performs best under such circumstances."

"Therefore, for those of us less capable than Expert Lin, collaborating with each other only increases the gap between us and him."

The tall, thin man felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, chilling him to the core.

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