A total of 63 patients were operated on for free by doctors of Interplast Germany.
The patients received their care at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in Bolingit, San Carlos City from March 16-19.
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Interplast is a non-profit plastic surgery group lead by Dr Christian Loehlein. The operations included cleft lips or palates, hernioplasty, throidectomy, tonsillectomy and hemithroidectomy.
Additional operations by the same team will be performed from March 26 to April 1. This will be the last of a ten-day medical mission to the region for Interplast.
People ranging from ten to 48-years-old were the recipient of this year’s mission.
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The mission is a joint effort by Interplast Germany and the provincial government of Pangasinan.