diff --git a/src/facilities/surgery/surgeryPasageFaceAndHair.js b/src/facilities/surgery/surgeryPasageFaceAndHair.js
index 3ab2cb4ffd0a50d009252d0cfe398acd85fc1e2c..7e6923a2aaabe81b0d24e69d7fe0f8659b7449ce 100644
--- a/src/facilities/surgery/surgeryPasageFaceAndHair.js
+++ b/src/facilities/surgery/surgeryPasageFaceAndHair.js
@@ -662,11 +662,7 @@ App.UI.surgeryPassageHairAndFace = function(slave, cheat = false) {
 		} else {
 			r.push(`${He} has working`);
 			if (slave.hears === -1) {
-				r.push(`inner ears, but is hearing impaired`);
-				if (slave.earShape === "none") {
-					r.push(`, likely due to missing the outer structure`);
-				}
-				r.push(`.`);
+				r.push(`inner ears, but is hearing impaired${(slave.earShape === "none") ? `, likely due to missing the outer structure`:``}.`);
 			} else {
 				r.push(`ears and good hearing.`);
 			}