The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has announced the completion of a Smile Train mission. According to a GPHC release yesterday, over the past weekend, July 12 to 15, a team of surgeons from the Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Department successfully conducted four cleft palate repairs and three cleft lip repair surgeries, bringing smiles to the faces of the young patients.
Children from ages 13 months to 12 years benefitted from the cleft palate surgeries, and those aged five to seven months received cleft lip repairs.
The release pointed out that this marks the third mission for the year, and is an example of the routine nature of the services offered by the local Smile Train team. It disclosed that the local team now operates independently, without the need for an international surgical team, showcasing their growing expertise and self-sufficiency.