´The Gift of a Smile´, a project sponsored by TESS Unlimited, is devoted to nurturing patients with cleft lip and palate, beginning in the pre-operative phase via nutritional intervention and medication. Once the patient’s health is stabilized, TESS makes contact with the doctor who will perform the surgery. After the operation, they continue to follow up with the patients until they are completely ready to live a normal life.
The organization aims to be the bridge between patients and medical teams. In order for TESS Unlimited the help more children and even adults with surgeries on cleft lips and/or open pallets, they have set out to search for potential patients themselves. Especially in Western Guatemala (the Altiplano) you find many children born with some degree of lip deformity. There are also still many younger people and adults with “cleft lips” and/or open cleft pallets. Unfortunately, many are unaware that through a series of surgeries their lives could be drastically improved.
To learn more about ‘The Gift of a Smile’, visit the TESS Unlimited website, Facebook page, or Twitter page.
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