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A World Smile Day Story
Last year on World Smile Day, Operation Smile began conducting a weeklong medical mission in Tamale, Ghana. One of the patients who received a comprehensive medical evaluation that day was Michael, then a 15-month-old boy born with a cleft lip. His mother, Filicia, had to overcome cultural, financial and physical barriers to seek cleft surgery for her baby. Their story shows that safe surgery can bring not only a new smile to a patient, but also renewed hope for an entire family.