What We Do

Cleft Surgery

Operation Smile UAE provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial anomalies to children around the world.

Every 3 minutes, it is estimated that a child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Approximately 1 in 700 children worldwide is born with a cleft lip, cleft palate or both.Children born with clefts are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. With the help of medical volunteers and generous supporters, Operation Smile provides free surgeries for children around the world to heal their smiles and transform their lives. In as little as 45 minutes and for as little as 880 AED, Operation Smile can provide a life-changing surgery for a child in need.

Patient-centered Care

Operation Smile is known to provide free reconstructive surgeries for patients with facial deformities, especially with cleft lips and palates. But cleft care is not just surgery. It involves a lot of components from finding the patients, making sure they survive the first months of their life and are fit for surgery, ensuring they safely arrive at the mission site and are prepared for surgery and receive the necessary follow-up care. The Operation Smile team in the UAE is making the patient experience before, during and after surgery a top priority.

Increasing Surgical Capacity

Operation Smile UAE is engaging more hospitals and clinics throughout the UAE in order to increase comprehensive care for patients in all seven Emirates.