Breaking Barriers to Breast Reconstruction
Bringing reconstruction full circle, Mission Plasticos helps underserved survivors rebuild bodies—and lives—after the ravages of breast cancer.
Plastic surgery
Mission Plasticos: Update from Argentina
Mission Plasticos conducted its fourth mission to Argentina with a team of seven medical volunteers. This was their first mission to the city of Cordoba, where the team spent one week completing advanced plastic surgery reconstruction procedures and training.
Letter from Kenya: Mission Plasticos Extends its Reach to Africa
Most of the plastic surgery residents in the training program are unpaid and come from poor families. They cannot afford expensive surgical equipment that other surgeons rely on. Our mission included the donation of much needed supplies.
Dr. Paul Farmer Receives $1 Million Prize * Rural Dental Care * Nurse Repairs Smiles
Dr. Paul Farmer from Partners in Health received the $1 million Berggruen ‘philosophy’ Prize, Medical Teams International provides rural dental care for free, and a Swedish nurse helps bring smiles to patients with cleft palate.
Women for World Health: Saving the World, One Patient at a Time
“After the successful surgery, the little girl returned three or four days later. She brought a picture of her class at school, with her in it. It was the only thing she had of herself, and she wanted the doctors to remember her by it….”