A conscientious operator

Skilled surgeon is on mission to elevate pediatric care in Xinjiang, Li Yingxue reports.

Performing intricate surgery, Sun Ning, 65, with the aid of loupes attached to his glasses to magnify his vision, sews around 200 stitches and ties over 1,000 knots to repair a 2-year-old boy's urethra.

During the 90-minute subtle hypospadias repair surgery, Sun is like a tailor, whose aim is to make sure the urethral canal he is remaking is as close to normal, both functionally and outwardly, as possible.

What's more, he has taken the boy's future growth into account, so that when he gets older, the surgery will go unnoticed.