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Mar 26, 2006

"When we grow in spiritual consciousness, we identify with all that is in the world -- there is no exploitation. It is ourselves we're helping, ourselves we're healing." --Dr. V (Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy)

Helping Ourselves, Healing Ourselves

Each year, Interplast, a US based nonprofit, sends a steady stream of expert surgical teams and medical supplies to developing countries all over the world, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Vietnam. The teams of volunteer surgeons spend two weeks at each location, performing as many free operations as time permits. By correcting disfigurements resulting from conditions such as cleft lips and accidents like burn injuries, Interplast surgeons help people in developing countries avoid the long-term disabilities and social stigmas they might otherwise face.