by Ellise Perry | Nov 7, 2013 | General Information
In the arms of her father, four-year-old Mayda Chen Pan prepares for her palatoplasty on Wednesday morning. Four days earlier, she and her dad, along with six-year-old Esvin Danilo Gual and her dad, arrived at MPSC after an eight-hour journey from a small village in...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 7, 2013 | General Information
On Wednesday, nurse Angie Englert gives the first sips of clear liquid to three-month-old Angel Carias following his bilateral cleft repair with doctors Wainwright and Sato. For the first week after surgery, young patients are fed with a syringe fitted with a soft...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 7, 2013 | General Information
When the Austin Smiles team returns to the U.S., Guatemalan medical professionals will continue providing care for patients who underwent procedures during the mission. Here, with the aid of two translators, Dr. David Wainwright consults with Guatemalan plastic...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 7, 2013 | General Information
Prohibited from eating and drinking for at least eight hours prior to surgery, patients must find creative ways to spend time. Here, while waiting for his turn in OR1, four-year-old Mario Soc Concoba colors in a coloring book as his mother, Tomasa, looks on. The...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 7, 2013 | General Information
Prior to her palate repair on Wednesday, nine-year-old Norma Tax Ortega patiently colors between the lines. Photo by Dr. Syboney Zapata
by Ellise Perry | Nov 7, 2013 | General Information
Just prior to his columellar lengthening procedure on Wednesday, nine-year-old Cesar Boc Reyes slapped a smiley face on his forehead and then gave an even better smile. Photo by Dr. Syboney Zapata
