Operation Smile - Changing Lives One Smile at a Time

Someday our hope will light up the world.

Throughout the world, Operation Smile volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together, we create smiles, change lives, heal humanity.

Change a child's life by giving the gift of a cleft lip surgery that takes as little as 45 minutes.

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What We Do

Surgical & Medical Programs

Operation Smile’s Medical Missions teams travel around the globe to treat children with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.

As Seen on TV

Roma Downey invites you to be the miracle in a child’s life. Take part in her recent journey to Vietnam and see some of these miraculous changes.

Field Journals

Follow our work around the world: read the stories, watch the videos, and view photos of the difference your support is making possible.

Education & Training Programs

From formal medical conferences to informal workshops, Operation Smile offers physicians from our partner countries a wide range of educational opportunities.