Average Cost of Plastic Surgery to Heal a Life: $240

The average cost of plastic surgery in the United States to repair a cleft lip is roughly $5,000. However, because our surgeons donate their time and much of the medical equipment and supplies are donated, our cost to repair the beautiful smile of a child is just $240. Corporate donations are an important source of funding for restructuring the faces and lives destroyed by this common birth defect.

Those who give corporate donations to Operation Smile say that they have been greatly satisfied with the impact they’ve had on children around the world. If your organization promotes multiculturalism, individualism, and a positive outlook on life, this is a cause that your entire company can rally behind. With the average cost of plastic surgery to repair a smile being only $240, corporate donations can really make an astounding impact.

In developing countries, the prevalence of cleft lip is roughly 1 in 500 births. In these countries, where access to quality surgeons is scarce, and the social stigma is high, there are literally thousands of orphaned children in need of cleft lip surgery before they can hope to find a family. As unbelievable as it may seem, hundreds of children are abandoned each year because they lack a procedure where the average cost of plastic surgery is a mere $240.

Your corporate donations do much more than just give a child a sense of self worth. Corporate donations keep families together, help raise awareness about this birth defect, and promote a healthier global society.

Link to Operation Smile!