"Socially withdrawn because of low self-esteem about his appearance?"
Yan Feifan asked with some confusion, "Dr. Tan, are you thinking of using physical plastic surgery to treat the youth's psychological problems?"
Tan Xiao smiled and said, "Is there anything wrong with that?"
"If I directly solve the root cause of his social withdrawal, wouldn't the problem be easily resolved?"
Tan Xiao explained further, "Of course, I could also use psychological counseling to get him to face his perceived flaws, but that would take a long time, and the results could easily relapse."
"Going back and forth like that a few times would waste his precious, vibrant teenage years."
"It's better to be simple and direct, and solve the problem once and for all."
Yan Feifan found himself quite in agreement with Dr. Tan's approach to solving the problem.
He then reminded her, "Dr. Tan, in that case, the ones you'll need to persuade are the youth's parents and elders."
