What we do
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Interplast South travels to San Pedro Sula, Honduras twice a year.
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Approximately 200 patients are seen a year and 80 cleft lip and palate surgeries performed.
How cleft lip and palates are
repaired
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Cleft lip and palates are among the most common birth defect of children born in Central America.
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They are an incomplete formation of the upper lip or roof of the mouth.
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A child can be born with one or both of the conditions.
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The repairs are done in stages. Lips are completed prior to palate surgeries.
Why Honduras?
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Honduras is the second poorest country in Central America and one of the ten poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
How You Can Help
Your donation can change a child's life forever
Interplast South is a not-for-profit charity that finances two medical mission trips a year to Honduras with the support of donors, the Ruth Paz Foundation, Smile Train and volunteer team members. Our focus is to repair cleft lip and palate deformities.