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| Eyelid surgery specialists for children in collaboration with Operation Smile Vietnam |
The target patients are those with congenital cleft lip deformities (from 6 months old, weighing 8 kg or more) or cleft palate (from 18 months old, weighing 10 kg or more) who have not yet undergone surgery. This also includes individuals of all ages with congenital cleft lip and palate deformities (lip scars, palate fistulas, nasal deformities), congenital fused or extra fingers/toes, and congenital drooping eyelids (not related to ophthalmic diseases) over the age of 2.
Registration is open until August 16th. The examination and surgery schedule is from August 17th to August 21st.
It is expected that the team of specialists will examine 150-200 cases and perform surgeries on about 100 patients. Operation Smile Vietnam will provide partial support for travel and food expenses for children who come for examination. Each patient who undergoes surgery will receive financial support of 350,000 VND per case.
Operation Smile Vietnam has been collaborating with the provincial health sector in training, technology transfer, updating medical knowledge, and humanitarian surgery since 2007, and has implemented many meaningful activities in the province.