They suggest a 20-hour operation to remove all remaining skin on the right side of Corey's face and replace it with skin from his shoulders and back. He's had enough of major operations. Despairingly he tells Carol that this marks the real start of their problems. It'll be a different type and color. Then people will really stare at him.
Eating remains a major hassle.
Carol racks her brain trying to figure out how to make Corey's food tastier, softer, easier to swallow. Corey gripes that grated foods like hamburger get stuck in his throat. However, he can eat salads if they are chopped up well. I have to gum everything to death. At 5 feet 11 inches, he looks precariously thin.