Overpowered Resident Doctor

Chapter 552: Chapter 551: Doctors Protecting Each Other

For this public examination of Ya Jiaojiao, many plastic surgeons, including Ling Weidong and Ning Shan, personally performed a detailed, hands-on examination of her face.

When they received the invitation to observe the surgery, which included the patient’s detailed file and the projected post-operative results, they instantly understood the Bin University Plastic Surgery Center’s blatant ambition.

’This is fucking arrogant,’ they thought. ’He’s trying to single-handedly challenge the entire field of plastic surgery.’

Everyone who received an invitation was a well-known plastic surgery expert in their respective region, so they all had their own share of confidence and pride.

Over the past few days, many of them had been carefully studying the surgical plan for Ya Jiaojiao’s full-facial reconstruction.

’If I were the one performing the surgery, what kind of results could I achieve?’

And so, during this public examination of Ya Jiaojiao, the plastic surgeons—each with their own surgical plans in mind and driven by a competitive spirit and a refusal to be outdone—stepped forward one by one to get their own first-hand information.

Poor Ya Jiaojiao was the one who suffered for it.

Her face was poked and prodded by one surgeon after another, and some of the more obnoxious ones were quite rough.

Ya Jiaojiao felt like her face was going to swell up from all the manhandling.

But she had a prior agreement with the Bin University Plastic Surgery Center, so she could only endure it in silence.

Ya Jiaojiao quietly reassured herself.

’Everyone in this room is a top-ranked plastic surgery expert in the country. If Yan Feifan dared to invite them, he must be completely confident and well-prepared. The surgery and its results are bound to be top-notch.’

Suddenly, Ya Jiaojiao heard a woman’s voice ring out.

"This surgical demonstration by the Bin University Plastic Surgery Center feels a bit like a friendly martial arts tournament from a wuxia novel, where everyone is invited to gather and test each other’s skills."

The speaker was Ning Shan from Baiyun Medical Beauty.

Seeing that her words had attracted the attention of many of her colleagues, she continued, "Exchange leads to learning and growth."

"We at Baiyun Medical Beauty also plan to host a similar event to provide our colleagues with another opportunity to exchange ideas and compare techniques."

"As for the timing, we’re planning for October or November. We will send out formal invitations with the specific details."

After she spoke, Ning Shan turned her gaze to Ling Weidong, who was standing nearby.

Ling Weidong knew this was Baiyun Medical Beauty’s way of throwing down the gauntlet to the Bin University Plastic Surgery Center. After all, the three major players refused to concede to one another, each claiming to be the best in the industry.

Now that the Bin University Plastic Surgery Center was so openly flaunting its skills, how could Baiyun Medical Beauty and Huarong Medical Beauty—its renowned peers, who had always been considered a notch above—not follow suit with a demonstration of their own?

However...

Ling Weidong secretly glanced at Yan Feifan, who seemed to be completely lost in thought, and his heart filled with a myriad of emotions.

’He knew his own situation best; this guy has already utterly humiliated Huarong Medical Beauty on several occasions.’

’He had near-perfectly repaired the facial paralysis of that woman, Yang Susu, whose smile had looked more pained than a sob.’

’My own masterpiece, Li Mei’s ethereal, fairy-like features, had been altered by this kid with just a few cuts of the scalpel.’

The result brought Li Mei down from the heavens and into the mortal world, giving her a more human, approachable quality.

Although Ling Weidong outwardly scoffed at it, he had to admit to himself that with just those few simple alterations, he also found Li Mei more pleasant to look at.

’And then there was the case of the famous superstar Ding Xuan’s severely damaged nose, a problem that had left the entire Huarong Medical Beauty helpless...’

Meeting Ning Shan’s slightly provocative gaze, Ling Weidong sneered inwardly. ’I may not be able to beat that monster Yan Feifan, but I’ll be damned if I can’t beat you lot from Baiyun.’

’I’ll use you as a stepping stone.’

Ling Weidong pointed a finger at Ya Jiaojiao and announced loudly, "In two or three months, the full results of the surgery Mr. Yan is performing on this lady will be apparent."

"It’ll be the perfect time for us to gather again and judge the results."

After calling out Ning Shan’s little ploy, Ling Weidong continued, "Since the Bin University Plastic Surgery Center and Baiyun Medical Beauty are both showing off their skills, we at Huarong Medical Beauty can’t be left behind."

He mused aloud, "As for Huarong Medical Beauty’s surgical showcase... let’s tentatively schedule it for next spring..."

The moment he finished speaking, the room erupted in enthusiastic applause.

The Bin University Affiliated Hospital Plastic Surgery Center, Baiyun Medical Beauty, and Huarong Medical Beauty were the three most renowned, top-tier plastic surgery institutions in the country.

For these three rivals to showcase their skills and techniques was a rare opportunity for the other plastic surgeons present to learn and improve, so of course they welcomed it enthusiastically.

This round of enthusiastic applause, however, pulled Yan Feifan from his reverie.

Hearing the applause, he subconsciously raised his hands and clapped as well.

However, as the applause began to fade, his clapping suddenly sounded conspicuous, drawing sidelong glances from many in the room.

’Is the kid so nervous and stressed out that his reactions are delayed?’

’Or is he just a bit of an air-headed eccentric?’

Once Ya Jiaojiao’s public examination was finished, it was time for dinner.

The Bin University Plastic Surgery Center, along with the event’s sponsor—the head of a medical supply company under the Baiyulan Group—hosted a banquet of several tables at the Jinxiu Grand Hotel, where most of the attendees were staying.

Yan Feifan made the excuse that he needed to rest up and prepare for the next day’s surgery, so he skipped the rowdy banquet.

He, his sister, Yu Suye, and Zeng Ni got into the Cayenne driven by Feng Jian and headed back to Zuimo Court together.

"Feifan, what about that thing from yesterday?" Yan Ziruo asked worriedly.

Yan Feifan gave a small smile. "It’s fine now, Sis."

"The police said that after their investigation, it’s not being treated as a criminal case. It has now entered the medical malpractice assessment phase."

"Once it reaches this stage, it basically means there aren’t any major problems. It’s just a matter of how much compensation has to be paid, and the responsible parties receiving some form of disciplinary action, whether minor or major."

Seeing the worried look still on Yan Ziruo’s face, Yu Suye explained further, "Ziruo, although the malpractice assessment is conducted by a designated body that doesn’t have a direct relationship with the Affiliated Hospital, just think about how extensive the Affiliated Hospital’s network is."

"In all of Binhai, at least half the medical professionals graduated from Bin University Medical College."

"And which well-known medical institution in the country doesn’t have doctors who graduated from Bin University Medical College and interned at the Affiliated Hospital?"

At that moment, Zeng Ni chimed in, "So it’s doctors protecting their own?"

Yu Suye retorted, "It’s not really about doctors protecting their own. It’s just that in the course of treating a patient, some unexpected situations or accidental mistakes are unavoidable."

"As long as it’s not a major, fundamental mistake, the malpractice assessment will always lean in the doctor’s favor."

"After all, it takes a lot to train a competent doctor."

Zeng Ni pursed her lips and said scornfully, "That’s still just doctors protecting their own."

"Ordinary people have no clue about the technical details of medical treatment."

"You doctors just rattle off a bunch of medical jargon and technical terms, then throw out a conclusion saying the incident was caused by ’uncontrollable factors’ and ’individual patient differences’ during treatment, and that the doctor ’did everything they could’."

"Basically, the main fault never lies with you doctors. It’s just the patient being unlucky, or their illness not behaving the way you expected it to."

"In the end, the patient’s family gets a pittance in compensation after filing appeals and lawsuits, while the attending physician just gets a slap on the wrist and goes right back to work treating patients as if nothing happened."

Yan Feifan opened his mouth to explain, but ultimately decided against it and shut it again.

’What Zeng Ni said was true.’

’Besides, Director Qee Sheng’s actions—shouldering all the blame and conspiring to hide crucial details of the case—were definitely wrong.’

’The charge of ’doctors protecting their own’ was truly indefensible...’

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