Dr. Landsborough had read about skin grafting in the medical literature, and felt that such an operation might be feasible. But Chou Chin-yao was in no fit condition to provide skin from elsewhere on his body, and his father was considered unsuitable as he had to support the family and take care of Chin-yao.
蘭醫生曾在醫典上看到植皮手術的記載，心想這或許是可行之法，只是周金耀的身體狀況太虛弱，可能無法承受割其他部位皮膚來移植，周父要養家還要照顧周金耀，也不是適當人選。