What is Smile Operation?
Operation Smile is a charity organized by a plastic surgeon William Magee and his sister/wife of social workers Kathleen Magee. On a volunteer mission in the Philippines in 1982, the couple tried to repair the cleft lips and clefts of those who had no access to medical care. The need for these repairs has exceeded what the mission could solve. In response to this need, Magees created an operational smile to raise funds and create more missions to countries where there was a limited or existed approach to repairing the facial deformation. Since 1982, since 1982, Smile has sent a medical mission to many countries. She also teamed up with countries to teach local surgeons to repair and take care of those who have a cleft floor and split lips. Every year, about 10,000 children and young adult surgery have a surgery to repair faces of face defects through worldwide efforts for operation.eral global chapters of the organization that help raise funds and organize meto. These include chapters in Los Angeles, London, Rome, Hong Kong and New York. In fact, it is quite stunning how little it stands to repair split defects in many poor countries. Usually it costs about $ 240 (USD) for surgery. This amount seems extremely low compared to a similar repair in most Western countries. In total, including aftercare, educational programs and the needs of continuing fundraising, Operation Smile estimates the full cost of $ 750 per child.
In some cases, Smile operations bring children to the US for operation. Sometimes the defects are too complex to be repaired locally. In the case of this, Smile will finance the transport of a child and usually one parent and pay not only for the necessary operations, but also accommodation and food for the family member. This causes higher costs, because not all hospital costs can be completely donated. In general, children do notBO adults who come to the US have to receive special sponsorship and other gifts.
On the other hand, the Operation Smile Field Missions missions have the volunteer service of trained doctors and others in the field of medical field. A high number of cases can be treated quickly in a few days to several weeks. This is generally the most cost -effective way for Smile operation to help a large number of people. Yet doctors often leave the mission knowing that they cannot help everyone. This maintains people devoted to raising more money to carry out more missions.
Since its foundation, Operation Smile estimates that it has successfully conducted a reconstructive facial surgery in more than 100,000 children. About 86% of their funds obtained goes directly to these operations and the financing of medical missions. The Smile operation was also recognized by several prominent humanitaritaian Awards. Caritas proved to be effective, with positive results and continuing goals that help to improve the lives of many children and youngadults in developing countries.