There's various ways depending on your editing program, but effectively you are cut and pasting layers of the original image (copy of, lol) then adjusting each layer to get the best out of that setting. Erase the bits that you don't like, then move onto the next layer copy, tweak that differently then repeat until you're happy, save with a new name then either flatten or export depending on your needs. Guess there's plenty of you tube videos to learn from. As ever never modify your original file without first saving under a different name. It's really a case of trial and error but unlike a dark room it's non destructive and cheap!

You probably wouldn't have taken 2400 frames...

Too late to worry about that now but not sure why you're concerned?
You can also try multiple layers of your available scan with different adjustments but you're obviously more limited with the range offered by the original scan?

If you find the negative, try scanning at different settings in the 'curves' then overlay the resulting shots to get the best out of each scan...

Other suppliers are available... And at least you don't suffer from the chip upgrades that prevent you using non original makers cartridges.
Biggest problem with my ET-7750 is it keeps smudging black ink over prints from the heads after picking up from build up over the waste tank...

one minor edit, remove the fold in the cloth by her toes please?

Try some blue colour in the eyes?
It's a good image though, would make a nice print.

What was your intention or view of the result?

I think the reworked image tends to show the blown out areas more?

This reminds me of a conversation with a cheese seller, acting stupid I asked which cheese was best, he replied in general the best cheeses are those without added extras, ie with chilli etc added. This was because cheese makers reserve their best cheeses for the 'pure' market where taste and texture is king, the other cheeses are blended with extras to make them 'more palitible'.
Photos are like cheeses the best pictures are those where the photographer/model/gear (and weather if applicable) are working in perfect harmony. They don't need much if any artistic intervention post shot. But like flavoured cheeses, other shots can be used if you know how to enhance them.
I would guess that this isn't Toxdocs best shot of his model but could still be one of his favourites as it invokes memories for him.
This is perhaps one of those 'old' shots that the photographer might look back and wish he could have treated the negative/print differently partly through experience gained in the meantime.
Would a new scan help? Yes, even if he can't improve the resultant image he will have gained more experience, and he will have lots of fun trying and awaken more memories in the process.
By itself the current image is not one that will stop the viewer in their tracks, but for the patient viewer it's well worth a look.

Must be a part time plasterer as she's fixed your wall!
Merry Christmas

Having your heart in something you love is much more important then studios etc and it shows in your pictures!

That's always a bonus to have a supportive wife.
You say this was one of your early images with a model so I'm assuming you had experience in general photography before that as these images are to be proud of...

but he's already admitted those were his hands...
the ring could be a prop..?

your standard from the start has always been high....

... but I wonder what your wife thought when she saw this?