As someone studying the art of medicine I have encountered my fair share of those who could be best described as aesthetically challenging. But what role does the plastic surgeon have in the unlife of the Toreador?
Toreador as Surgeon
So it is easy to see why a Toreador surgeon would be the best to visit if you wanted those bags under you eyes removed and those pectoral implants. Unlike so many others that you might bump into, the Toreador is not interested in the financial transaction but in the transformation of the individual from a creature of ugliness to a creature of beauty.
Toreador as Patient
Alone, they wander the streets for weeks on end, until they come across an advert in the back of a fashion magazine. It promises a change of image and a new you for only five thousand pounds. They've got the money and the surgeon doesn't think it odd that they come to visit at night, they don't want to scare their other clients away. He slices and stitches and weeks, and his bloody handiwork is bandaged up. Nobody thinks it strange that the gentleman in room 13 sleeps all day and doesn't want to eat. He has undergone some major surgery after all. And when the bandages come off ...
Body adornment in many forms is just a minor form of surgery. Tattoos showing allegiance to old masters may need to be removed, and piercings undertaken. Nobody has ever said that vampires cannot feel pain. A little anaesthesia may aid the undertaking. Now, with modern advances in prosthetics and plastics, anything is possible. You want horns, you've got them. As time progresses, more and more is available at a cheaper price. The surgeon is only limited by his imagination.
-- By Andrew Tagg
The Clanbook gave an excellent example of why any Toreador might want to wield scalpel and forceps instead of brush or baton. Surgery is just a living form of sculpture with the added benefit that your work will be seen by hundreds of people and be marvelled at. A nip and tuck, a spot of liposuction, even a dermabrasion could be all that is needed to turn a mediocrity into a celebrity (think Cher). By working with human clay, the artist can feel much more involved with his work. After all, spilling one too many drops of the vitae would make a major difference.
We all know that mistakes can happen. Somebody who is not one of the beautiful people, may get embraced on a Friday night dare. An outcast amongst their once human friends, they seek solace with their new found companions of the night, but their ugliness drives others away.
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