The Face Behind the Surgical Mask

Fan Fe Fang, 22 years old, was sitting quietly outside of the waiting room. It won’t be too hard to notice Fan in the crowd as he was wearing a surgical mask with his hand covered above. “This is what I used to be. I don’t want to show people my snaggletooth. I would rather wear the mask all day to cover my birth defect no matter how hot it is.”

The best ages for cleft treatment starts from 3 months old but Fan only had his first surgery 4 months ago. This time Fan came for speech surgery. Fan is the one and only child; his parents are very sorry for Fan’s physical defect and condemn themselves about that. Fan has been through lots of trials and rejection due to his appearance.

Working as a chief, Fan earns 5,500 NTD-6,000NTD each month. Having a free surgery is the one and only hope for him to get rid of the mask. Fan has speech problem because of cleft. In order to express himself confidently Fan rolled in Speech Therapy Class and this time is come for a functional repairmen. 

Fan slept peacefully on the bed after the surgery. The warmth and light of heat fan gently kiss his face. Have good rest Fan, we hope that you would be able to speech clearly when you wake up.

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