• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.85-92
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• 2006

Korean Cleft Lip and Palate Association (KCLPA) was founded in 1996. The first overseas charity operation was in Karachi, Pakistan, 2002 and our association has visited fourteen times in six countries for the free cleft surgery: Pakistan, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Jordan and Vietnam. The cumulated number of operated patients reaches to 280. Before our association, many Korean oral and maxillofacial surgeons have performed charity operations individually since 1964. It was started from Vietnam but the activity is now carried on in Africa, middle-east Asia, south-east Asia, China, and Korea as an official team. LG electronics, a Korean company helped to propagate our team's activity to middle-east Asia to Africa. This paper is a report concerning about the results of our association's charity activities especially in Kenya, east Africa. We provided free cleft surgery for 30 patients in 2004 and 27 patients in 2005, in Nairobi. As the blood test for HIV of the cleft patients was not allowed before and during surgery, our surgeons and nurses were cautious about every movement during the surgeries. Thus the operation time for each patient was longer than any other time. The attitude of the local hospital and the doctors seemed to be accustomed to this situation. They helped us in case of needle injuries. Safety of medical staff and patients is more important than the number of the patients operated in charity operation. This belief should be approached being parallel and multidisciplinary as an international cooperation, focusing on international funding for medical support and continuous education for local doctors who are willing to devote to their people.

• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.141-150
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• 2004

The cleft lip and palate charity operation team visited Binh Duong General Hospital in Vietnam from 17th Dec to 25th Dec 2004. Total 25 cleft lip and palate patients (male : female = 15:10) were undergone the operation. The mean age of the patients was 13.6 year. The types of surgical operation were primary cheilorrhaphy (8 cases), primary palatorrhaphy(10 cases), pharyngoplasty(2 cases), scar revision(3 cases), alveolorrhaphy(2 cases). There were no intraoperative and immediate postoperative complications. The year 2004 was the 10th charity operation in the same area so it is meaningful to review the start of this charity mission and the course, and the future of our activity.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.425-428
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• 2009

Il Woong Cleft lip and palate foundation was founded in 1968 by Professor emeritus Byoung-Il Min. Since then the foundation has operated numerous cleft lip and palate patients not only in Korea but also in under-developed countries such as Vietnam, China, and Cambodia. In December 2005, the foundation was allowed as an incorporated association by Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade, so that it could have official status. From March 6th 2009 to March 14th 2009, we conductp,d charity cleft lip and palate operations of 23 patients in areas of Deozhou, China. Hereby we present the results of operations.

• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.23-30
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• 2008

From 2001 year, our department has been participated medical charity for cleft lip and palate patients with Japanese team, on general hospital of Quang Nam Province in Tamky, Vietnam. Also we started medical service with student volunteer in Hue University Hospital, sisterhood relationship with Chonbuk National University, from 2006. The central area of Vietnam is a hard fought-field during the Vietnam war, many chemical weapons (defoliant etc.) were used during war. As the mountain region lose currency, this area was still retarded. We would like to introduce the medical charity service of our department and the classification of operated patients and performed operation.

• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.35-42
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• 2010

한국얼굴기형환자 후원회 의료봉사팀은 2010년 2월 6일에서 12일까지 라오스의 수도인 Vientiane을 방문하여 구순구개열 무료수술을 무사히 마쳤다. 의료봉사팀은 총 11명으로 구성되었다. 구강악안면외과의 6명과 간호사 2명, 학생 3명이었다. 수술은 라오스 비엔찬의 Mahosot 병원에서 수술장 한개에 수술 침대를 두개 놓고, 두팀을 구성하여 수술을 진행하였다. 당시 서울대학교 치과대학 예방치학교실 백대일 교수님께서 안식년을 맞아 라오스에서 라오스인 구강건강에 관한 national survey를 수행하고 계셨는데 수술팀에게 많은 도움을 주셨다. 2월 7일 토요일 예진 때는 한국국제협력단에서 파견한 국제협력의사 박병원 선생님(내과 전문의)께서 통역으로 도와 주셨다. 총 30명의 환자가(남:여=14:16) 수술을 받았으며, 환자들의 평균 나이는 9.7세였다. 수술 종류는 cheiloplasty, palatoplasty, rhinoplasty, scar revision, lip reconstruction로 구분 지을 수 있었으며, 모든 수술은 합병증 없이 마무리되었다. 이번 자선수술을 통해 30명의 환자를 수술하였고, 라오스 의사들에게 구순구개열 진료에 대한 기술을 교육할 수 있었다. 또 라오스 치과대학과 자매결연을 맺는 등 한국-라오스 우호증진에 많은 기여를 한바 이를 보고한다.