by Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | General Information
In his overnight room on Wednesday evening, nine-year-old Cesar Boc Reyes begins his recovery following a columellar lengthening procedure performed by Dr. Gorman. While the bandages and stitches are temporary, the repair of the cleft lip nose deformity will last for...
by Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | General Information
On Thursday morning, rhinoplasty patient Abner Garcia Pacheco signs a thank-you poster to be presented to the Austin Smiles team. Earlier, Abner’s mother, Elizabeth, told a team member that Abner had often been picked on. Now, she said, he is already showing...
by Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | General Information
Early on Thursday morning, four-year-old Mario Soc Concoba peers through the window of his overnight room as the Austin Smiles team arrives at MPSC. Photo by Kris Kennedy
by Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | General Information
During rounds on Thursday morning, Dr. Erika Sato (left) and Dr. David Wainwright share a moment with one of their 20 mission patients, 16-year-old Ingrid Coc Borrayo. Frightened that she would look “fea” (ugly), Ingrid cried for several minutes after...
by Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | General Information
After an elevator ride from the recovery room to the waiting room on Tuesday afternoon, nurse Debbie Wilder delivers six-month-old cleft lip repair patient Nathaly Muralles to the arms of her mother, Heidy, as volunteer translator Katina Safia looks on. Photo by Kris...
