"Smile China" project helps Chinese cleft-palate children to recover in Guangxi

2009-09-18 08:35 BJT

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Children with cleft palate who are about to
undergo plastic surgeries pose for a group
photo with their parents and doctors in Nanning,
southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, on Sept. 17, 2009. Twenty plastic
surgeons from home and abroad began their visit
in Nanning on Thursday to perform plastic
surgeries for 100 local children with cleft
palate during the medical charity project
"Smile China". Founded in 2001 by Canada-born
Chinese plastic surgeon Joseph K. Wong, the
project has been offering free treatment
around China to children whose families are
too poor to afford the operation. Thanks to
the project, about 600 children underwent
corrective surgeries for free in China up to
now. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)