Mexico
Operation Smile has been providing surgical care and support in Mexico since 2006, where approximately 3,500 children are born with a cleft condition every year.
Operation Smile Mexico: By the Numbers
For many families in Mexico, access to surgery simply isn’t an option. We’re changing that reality for communities across the country.
2006
Year Services Began in Mexico
6,400+
Cleft Surgeries
60+
Surgical Programs
In Puebla, Mexico, a family rejoices: “Thank you, thank you so much. Now he has a chance to go after his dreams. This is a new beginning.”
Before she could even hold her baby after birth, doctors informed Mariana that her daughter, Sabine, had a cleft condition.
“My daughter Karla is a pillar of my life and the reason I value life,” Ángel said.
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“A Pillar of My Life”
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Holding Her Happier Future
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Hope Emerges From His New Smile
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Persevering Through Uncertainty, Tragedy and the Unexpected
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In Mexico, A 20-year-old Patient Sees A Brighter Future