Children and adults find solution to deformation

About twenty people were intercepted yesterday during the first day of the day Domínico-Americana of plastic surgery and Reconstructive carried out in hospital father Billini capital, under the auspices of the body of peace and the Mercedaries sisters, as well as a Crystal twinning of United States foundations, and reborn, Dominican Republic.

Surgeons began his work from 7: 00 in the morning and the first to be operated was the child with cleft lip, Juan Abelardo Santos, whose relatives said feel very grateful of God and the doctors who participate voluntarily.

A team of some 75 medical specialists from several universities in United States perform surgeries, along with the medical staff of father Billini. The patients are mostly children and adolescents, but in many cases are older people with cleft lip.

Surgeries to correct addition deformity of cleft palate, contractions for Burns, u000askin grafts, tumors of skin and reconstruction of ears (pinna), among other specialties.

Yesterday were intercepted persons with skin burns by acid from the devil, accidents and fires in homes. Most of those affected are very poor people who came from different parts of the country, to take advantage of this unique opportunity that occurs every year in the country of free cosmetic surgery.

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from last Saturday night hundreds of poor families from different cities and remote areas, woke up in the open, with blankets and bedsheets to harbour their affected children.

Among children who were treated were the brothers Marianny Barján Felix and Raffy Rodriguez Feliz, of 3-6 years, who suffered burns to the head, ears, arms, and back in a fire in the House where they lived in the barrio El Tamarindo, in the Charles De Gaulle, in the Holy town u000aDomingo Este.

"We came today because we did not know that the evaluations were only yesterday, but we have received anyway, so I thank God," said the mother Evelyn Féliz.

Doctor Miguel Cotes, President of the Foundation be reborn and surgeon of the hospital Billini, said that doctors are working hard from 7: 00 a.m. until 7: 30 pm.

Surgeries in this twentieth day Domínico-Americana of plastic surgery and Reconstructive, father Billini, began in the early hours of yesterday Monday and will be extended until this month of February 17, period in which will be operated approximately 250 persons.

American specialists, led by Dr. Tom Geraldy, belong to universities in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, Chicago and California, while the Dominican team is coordinated by Cotes, President of revival, and the doctors Brünnhilde Pichardo and Emilio Jiménez.

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