Patient Stories

Precious was born in March 2019 in the eastern region of Ghana and is the youngest of five children. Her mother Charlotte said Precious’ cleft condition went undetected during her…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Operation Smile remains committed to providing our patients with the highest quality of cleft surgery and comprehensive care, and we are working in close collaboration with…

We are here at “The Little House” — Operation Smile Colombia’s comprehensive care centre, where children, like 5 month old Jhony, received the gift of a new smile. Born with…

Fear overwhelmed Clara’s mother as she laid eyes on her baby for the first time. Clara was born with a severe cleft lip and cleft palate. Her mother didn’t dare…

Cintia didn’t understand what was wrong with her daughter, Britany, when she was born. Her daughter was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. She had never seen or…

Early in the morning, Operation Smile’s team of medical specialists arrive at Hospital Alemán Nicaragüense to prepare for the two surgeries to be performed that day. Iris is one of…

As soon as Iris gets off the bus and, together with her mother, moves through the crowds of people at a bus station in Managua, Nicaragua, she hides. Walking behind…

Nury sits on a sofa in their home in Bogotá, Colombia, trying to recall the moment that her first-born child, Luciana, entered the world. “She was born on a Friday…