Pain finds roots in even
the most remote parts of our lives. It takes on many forms but one thing is
clear. It is beyond anybody if no help comes.
Pain is behind every
imperfect smile as kids with cleft lips and palates face a childhood so
different from what they truly deserve.
They are taunted and teased
for the way they look. They are shunned from the playground and at school.
Never will they experience a normal childhood without surgical intervention.
They are scarred for life. They will forever live with and imperfect smile.
Sad it may seem, there is
something we can do to help these children.
Operation Smile has been
helping children and young adults around the world get rid of the scars of
facial deformities like a cleft palate or lip. Worldwide, it has helped 200,000
children. Operation Smile is in over 60 countries including Cambodia, China,
Egypt, India, Peru, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam and the Philippines, which is
where the organization was founded 30 years ago.
In the Philippines, one in
every 500 babies born every year has a cleft lip or palate. This means that
2,064 million out of the 4,004 children born every year do not have the chops
to smile the way regular children could. Operation Smile healed the pain of
over 24,000 kids by perfecting their smiles.
Perfecting the smile
involves not only the surgical intervention to repair the cleft lip and palate.
To perfect the smile, the healing must be taken a step further by erasing the
marks or scars from surgery with innovative products like Dermatix Ultra.
Dermatix Ultra is the scar
expert formulated with innovative CPX (cyclopentasiloane) technology, which can
flatten and soften scars while providing Vitamin C for photoprotection and skin
lightening.
Dermatix is the scar
formula recommended by plastic surgeons. It is easy to apply and is safe to use
even for children. It also has excellent cosmetic properties that lighten the
scar and make it smooth.
So there is hope. With
partnerships like Operation Smile Philippines and Dermatix Ultra, pain like
theirs can be erased. Together, the scars left by a cleft lip or palate will be
a thing of the past.
To learn more about
Operation Smile Philippines and opportunities to help, visit
http://www.philippines.operationsmile.org.
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