Help 40 more children receive surgery in Peru

Dear friend of FACES,

Thank you for your support over the past several months. Three weeks ago, the FACES Surgical Team completed a Cleft Campaign at Hospital Belén in Lambayeque, Perú. This year marks 20 years of surgical campaigns in Peru! 

During the campaign, the 44-person surgical team from FACES joined forces with professionals from Belén Hospital and the Lambayeque medical community to provide comprehensive cleft care to low-income patients. Through excellent teamwork, we performed surgeries for 41 patients at no cost to them or their families. In addition to the surgical procedures, the FACES team provided evaluations, therapies, and treatments for children and adolescents born with clefts.

To date, every patient who underwent surgery during the campaign has received a visit and/or call from the surgical team to ensure appropriate home care. Three weeks later, there are no medical complications.

We invite you to visit our website to learn more about the most recent campaign: https://facesfoundation.org/2026-campaign-summary/.

We appreciate you!

The FACES Family

Links:

• FACES Website Update on Campaign

In a few short months, the FACES Surgical Team will return to Northern Peru for our 17^th cleft campaign. The team of surgeons, nurses, and speech language pathologists provide comprehensive cleft care to impoverished Peruvians and provide education and training to the local medical community.

The FACES Foundation is happy to report that things are on schedule in the planning of a Cleft Surgical Campaign to Northern Peru in January 2026. At this stage of the project, the following stakeholders have been confirmed: 1) the host hospital and its providers, 2) of the local Lions Clubs, and 3) trained facial plastic surgeons, nurses, and speech language pathologists who will travel with the team. FACES is continuing fundraising efforts to secure medical supplies and accomodations for the team and the patients. 

Beginning on October 25th, FACES Surgeons will host on-line evaluations for prospective surgical candidates. Over a series of 4 weeks, families will meet with surgeons and speech therapists in a telehealth environment. These families have been referred to the campaign by the host hospital and other regional social workers. After evaluations are completed, the FACES team will create a surgical schedule to share with the host hospital, ensuring that all prospective patients receive appropriate pre-surgical exams.

We appreciate the support of so many generous individuals who make these campaigns possible. Thank you for cheering us on!