2025 Campaign Summary
Summary of the 2025 Surgical Campaign
On January 24th, 2025, a team of 42 North American medical professionals flew from the United States to Peru to volunteer their time and skills for a weeklong mission trip. Together with the medical community of Northern Peru, the FACES team offered comprehensive cleft care to families who are geographically and financially isolated from specialized healthcare.
Patient with mom
Pre-op Interviews
Patient Evaluations
The FACES Surgical Team has been conducting medical missions in Peru since 2006.
This year marked the 15th year of partnership with Hospital Belén of Lambayeque.
Details of the 2025 Surgical Campaign
Surgery
During five operating days, the team provided surgeries for 41 patients, at no cost to them or their families. The surgeons performed 12 lip repairs, 15 primary palate repairs, 8 palate revisions, 5 bone grafts, and 2 frenulectomies.
Speech Therapy
Throughout the week, the Speech Language Pathologists offered 72 evaluations and 39 speech therapy sessions. They also worked alongside the surgeons and scoped 11 surgical candidates and discussed post-op education with 28 sets of parents.
Scar Treatment
This is the 3rd year that FACES has offered microneedling treatments to older patients to reduce appearance of scars from past surgeries. This year, 18 patients received treatments with advanced esthetician Natalie Williams.
People First
The local Lions clubs are major partners in the surgical campaigns. The volunteers of the "Ciudad Evocadora" club ensure the patients' families receive proper instruction for arriving to the campaign. They also distribute breakfast, lunch and dinner for the family members staying at the hospital.
A Team Effort
