In late September, Austin Smiles took a team of 36 volunteers– both medical and non-medical on its third medical missions trip to Guatemala since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In just one week, the team was able to triage 57 patients, perform 44 surgeries, host 12 sessions of speech and language therapy and transform hundreds of lives for the better.
Austin Smiles—the Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to provide surgical and post surgical care to children born with a cleft palette. Since 1987 they have served families in central Texas and in Latin America.
