Bandage came off today; nose looks fine! Or more precisely, no worse than it ever has. So my first encounter with an outsourced, “China price” medical procedure is a success.
Actually, the moral is the same one I discuss in my Shenzhen article in the current issue. As explained by Liam Casey, the article’s “Mr. China” and a man whose daily work is connecting North American or European companies with suppliers in China: "People think China is cheap, but really, it's fast." Being told by the surgeon “you can go” five minutes after I walk in the clinic door would certainly qualify as fast. But I guess a total price, with all administrative fees, of $32 qualifies on the “cheap” front too.
