Faces of Tomorrow

FACIAL SURGERY DOCTORS BRING OUT HUNDREDS OF SMILES

For much of her 39 years, the woman hid behind a scarf and could not bear to see herself in the mirror. She kept her gaze down, her eyes averting those of the doctor who came from afar to help her smile.

• Lucio Parro

  Lucio Parro is an active 7-year-old boy who just wanted to be like all the other kids in his village. He came to us with his mother and he had already put a lot of thought into his surgery and those who would help him.

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• Oscar's Story

  16-year-old Oscar reinforced why we are doing mission work. Oscar was born with a cleft lip and a very large cleft palate. His lip was repaired when he was a baby. His mother told us that she had 6 children and her husband had passed away. She was very poor and having Oscar’s palate repaired was never an option.

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• Carmen's Story

  Thirty-Nine year old Carmen Rivas touched the heart of every member of our team. Carmen had spent her entire life hiding because of her cleft lip.

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