Little Baby Face Foundation
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The Little Baby Face Foundation provides free facial surgery for children born with facial deformities, including microtia
, atresia
, cleft lip and palate, facial palsy, hemangioma
and hemifacial microsomia
. Physicians and facilities in New York volunteer their time and provide corrective surgery and medical care to children who are in financial need worldwide.
The Foundation offers travel to and from New York in addition to food, shelter and medical supplies for the children undergoing surgical procedures. It also provides information on medical facial deformities to families, healthcare providers and the public, and supports related research.
The Little Baby Face Foundation was founded in 2002, based on a new model of treatment to help children born with facial deformities. Rather than traveling to third world countries for the treatment of a limited number of conditions, LBFF brings children suffering from all kinds of facial deformities to facilities in New York where volunteers--physicians and surgeons in fourteen specialties--work as a team to assess and ensure medical and surgical treatment, without any cost to the families.
The Little Baby Face Foundation qualifies as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by the Internal Revenue Service
.
Microtia
Microtia, also called microtia-anotia, is a congenital deformity where the pinna is very small and underdeveloped or absent . It can be unilateral or bilateral . It occurs in 1 out of about 8,000–10,000 births. In unilateral microtia, the right ear is most commonly affected...
, atresia
Atresia
Atresia is a condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.Examples of atresia include:* Imperforate anus - malformation of the opening between the rectum and anus....
, cleft lip and palate, facial palsy, hemangioma
Hemangioma
A hemangioma of infancy is a benign self-involuting tumor of endothelial cells, the cells that line blood vessels. It usually appears during the first weeks of life and sometimes resolves by age 10. In more severe case hemangioma may have permanency, if not treated by a physician...
and hemifacial microsomia
Hemifacial microsomia
Hemifacial microsomia is a congenital disorder that affects the development of the lower half of the face, most commonly the ears, the mouth and the mandible. It can occur on one side of the face or both. If severe it can lead to difficulties in breathing, obstructing the trachea and requiring a...
. Physicians and facilities in New York volunteer their time and provide corrective surgery and medical care to children who are in financial need worldwide.
The Foundation offers travel to and from New York in addition to food, shelter and medical supplies for the children undergoing surgical procedures. It also provides information on medical facial deformities to families, healthcare providers and the public, and supports related research.
The Little Baby Face Foundation was founded in 2002, based on a new model of treatment to help children born with facial deformities. Rather than traveling to third world countries for the treatment of a limited number of conditions, LBFF brings children suffering from all kinds of facial deformities to facilities in New York where volunteers--physicians and surgeons in fourteen specialties--work as a team to assess and ensure medical and surgical treatment, without any cost to the families.
The Little Baby Face Foundation qualifies as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
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