We originally met Suri and her mother in 2019 when they came to our March outreach program in Ecuador. Suri was born with a cleft lip and palate. Her mother heard about GSF and GSF-Ecuador from a friend and brought her 5-month old daughter for a cleft lip surgery. The...
During our outreach programs, our volunteer teams provide a range of comprehensive cleft care services for our patients. This care may include surgery, pre-surgical therapy, dental treatment, orthodontic treatment, and feeding assistance among others. All care is...
This month we are celebrating three smiles! Dalila came to our 2014 outreach program in Ecuador when she was 16 years old. Our volunteer team performed a cleft-related rhinoplasty and a procedure to improve the appearance of her lip. Dalila previously underwent a...
Cleft lip and/or palate affect 1 in every 700 babies born around the world, on average. Where these babies live will determine the kind of care they receive. In low-resource countries, specialized cleft care is extremely limited and virtually non-existant for people...
We could not have been more delighted when we received this new photo of Romeo and his mother. Our GSF and GSF-Ecuador teams first met them in 2013 when Romeo began Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM) therapy in preparation for cleft surgery. NAM helps reduce the size of the...
