Creating Smiles, Improving Lives

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Nov 5, 2013 | General Information

Getting Ready

In OR2 on Monday afternoon, CRNA Dan Ernst and Dr. Syboney Zapata prepare for surgery on 10-month-old Elva Barrera. After Dr. Zapata placed tubes in Elva’s ears, which would drain fluid and improve hearing, Dr. Wilder and his team performed a unilateral cleft lip repair.

1 in 700 children are born with a cleft lip or palate

$250 covers the cost of one life-changing surgery

150 volunteers annually will change a child’s life forever

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Austin Smiles goes on 2-3 medical mission trips annually

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Our local program support for children born with Cleft Lip and Palate in Texas

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