النص (en)

His nostrils are so small and if you try to insult your skin one more time, this will turn black and then die and fall off. In the examination room, the doctor picks up a speculum to examine Rodrigo Alves' nasal cavity, only to find the nostrils too narrow to allow a proper inspection. When the examination ends, the doctor's expression turns grave. In his entire medical career, Rodrigo's condition is one of the most severe complications he has ever encountered. The core of the problem is this. Within just 12 to 15 months, Rodrigo undergoes three surgeries. The repeated trauma completely destroys the soft tissue of his nose. The skin loses its elasticity. Internal scarring fuses the structures together, and his airway nearly disappears. What makes it worse is that his nose is still in the healing phase, and the scar tissue will continue to contract and tighten. Facing all of this, Rodrigo struggles to hold back his emotions, and voices the question weighing on his mind. His friends who had the same surgery walk away without any issues. Why does misfortune fall on him alone. The doctors give him an unsparing answer. If another surgery is performed at this moment, the risk of his nasal tip dying and falling off is extremely high. They tell Rodrigo to wait at least one year and leave his nose completely untouched. Rodrigo agrees on the spot. He processes this outcome on his own. No solution. Only a long wait ahead. He stares forward, left with a single question. What has he done to himself?