07/29/2026
July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month.
A cleft lip or palate affects far more than a child’s smile. It can make eating, speaking, and healthy development a daily struggle.
In much of Guatemala, the surgery that changes that is out of reach. At the Shalom Foundation’s Moore Pediatric Surgery Center, it’s provided completely free, and this November our Finn Plastic Surgery surgical team travels there to perform it.