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Jhony with his parents after surgery
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Tales from “The Little House”

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 bi-lateral cleft lip and cleft palate, Jhony’s parents knew nothing about cleft conditions and worried…

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Britany 8 years after her surgery
  • Posted onNov 15, 2018February 10, 2023
  • Patient Stories
  • 5 minute read
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Britany’s care center connection

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…

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Andrea Diaz with patient
  • Posted onOct 23, 2018March 8, 2019
  • Volunteer Stories
  • 4 minute read
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Treating the whole patient: psychologist Andrea Díaz

Operation Smile believes in offering the most comprehensive care possible at our medical missions and care centers around the world. After more than three decades of listening to the emotional…

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Iris right before surgery.
  • Posted onOct 22, 2018March 8, 2019
  • Patient Stories
  • 3 minute read
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Care for brighter futures: Iris’ story part 2

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…

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Iris plays with an Operation Smile staffmember
  • Posted onOct 22, 2018February 10, 2023
  • Patient Stories
  • 4 minute read
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Care for brighter futures: Iris’ story part 1

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…

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Luciana with her Mother before surgery.
  • Posted onOct 22, 2018March 8, 2019
  • Patient Stories
  • 4 minute read
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Care for brighter futures: Luciana’s story

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…

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