52-year-old Julio Roldan, the self-styled "Doll Doctor", holding patients at his clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the age of disposable everything, Argentina's "Doll Doctor" gives broken toys a second shot at life. /Xinhua Photo

Roldan told reporters his profession is similar to an actual physician's in that he helps his patients "recover," only instead of recovering their health, they recover the "affection" of their owners. /Xinhua Photo

"I inherited the trade from my late father. Many of the porcelain dolls he fixed are between 80 and 130 years old and were originally manufactured in France or Germany,” said Roldan. /Xinhua Photo