The Road Less Traveled: The Marham National Health Institute's Journey on Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Missions.

IF 0.9 Q3 SURGERY World Journal of Plastic Surgery Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.61186/wjps.13.1.3
Abdoljalil Kalantar-Hormozi, Mitra Chitsazan, Nazanin Rita Davai, Ahmad Eghbali Zarch, Ali Manafi, Naser Mozafari, Alireza Saberi Ghouchani, Kamyar Azhdari, Reza Shahverdiani, Mahmoudreza Ashabyamin, Mohammadreza Tarahomi, Yavar Shams Hojjati, Abdolreza Sheikhi, Hadis Kalantar-Hormozi, Navid Manafi, Morteza Poudineh
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Congenital cleft lip and palate represent the prevailing craniofacial birth anomalies on a global scale. Notably, a substantial proportion of patients within remote regions of Iran defer corrective surgery until later stages of life, often in childhood or adulthood, primarily due to intricate financial and cultural constraints. In response to this pressing healthcare challenge, a dedicated collective of volunteer plastic surgeons was established in 2009 with the explicit aim of providing medical care to these underserved patients. Over the subsequent years, this compassionate team embarked on 31 meticulously planned missions to underprivileged areas scattered across the country. Through these organized endeavors, a remarkable total of 20,579 medical visits were conducted, coupled with the performance of 2,303 essential surgeries, thus offering a lifeline of healthcare to these disadvantaged individuals.

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少有人走的路:马哈姆国家健康研究所的唇腭裂手术之旅。
先天性唇腭裂是全球普遍存在的颅面出生畸形。值得注意的是,在伊朗偏远地区,很大一部分患者推迟到晚期才接受矫正手术,通常是在儿童期或成年期,这主要是由于错综复杂的经济和文化限制。为了应对这一紧迫的医疗挑战,一个由整形外科医生志愿者组成的专门小组于 2009 年成立,其明确目标就是为这些得不到充分治疗的患者提供医疗服务。在随后的几年里,这支富有同情心的团队开始了 31 次精心策划的任务,前往分散在全国各地的贫困地区。通过这些有组织的活动,共开展了 20,579 次医疗访问,进行了 2,303 次基本手术,从而为这些弱势群体提供了一条医疗保健生命线。
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