en تخصصي Special مقالات اصيل Original Article <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Congenital cleft lip and palate represent the prevailing craniofacial birth anomalies on a global scale. Notably, a substantial proportion of patients within remote regions of Iran defer corrective surgery until later stages of life, often in childhood or adulthood, primarily due to intricate financial and cultural constraints. In response to this pressing healthcare challenge, a dedicated collective of volunteer plastic surgeons was established in 2009 with the explicit aim of providing medical care to these underserved patients. Over the subsequent years, this compassionate team embarked on 31 meticulously planned missions to underprivileged areas scattered across the country. Through these organized endeavors, a remarkable total of 20,579 medical visits were conducted, coupled with the performance of 2,303 essential surgeries, thus offering a lifeline of healthcare to these disadvantaged individuals.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Craniofacial birth defects, Plastic surgery, Pediatric surgery, Underprivileged areas 3 15 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-918-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Abdoljalil Kalantar- Hormozi 100319475328460015258 100319475328460015258 Yes 1. Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, 15 Khordad Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mitra Chitsazan 100319475328460015259 100319475328460015259 No 2. Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Nazanin Rita Davai 100319475328460015260 100319475328460015260 No 3. Marham National Health Institute, Tehran, Iran Ahmad Eghbali Zarch 100319475328460015261 100319475328460015261 No 4. Anesthesiology Research Center, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ali Manafi 100319475328460015262 100319475328460015262 No 5. Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Naser Mozafari 100319475328460015263 100319475328460015263 No 1. Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, 15 Khordad Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Alireza Saberi Ghouchani 100319475328460015264 100319475328460015264 No Private Practice, Tehran, Iran Kamyar Azhdari 100319475328460015265 100319475328460015265 No 7. Department of plastic surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Reza Shahverdiani 100319475328460015266 100319475328460015266 No 8. Department of Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell, Georgetown Medical University, Washington DC, USA Mahmoudreza Ashabyamin 100319475328460015267 100319475328460015267 No 9. Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Mohammadreza Tarahomi 100319475328460015268 100319475328460015268 No Private Practice, Tehran, Iran Yavar Shams Hojjati 100319475328460015269 100319475328460015269 No Private Practice, Mashhad, Iran Abdolreza Sheikhi 100319475328460015270 100319475328460015270 No 11. Department of Plastic Surgery, Taleqhani Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Hadis Kalantar- Hormozi 100319475328460015271 100319475328460015271 No 12. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Navid Manafi 100319475328460015272 100319475328460015272 No 13. David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA. Morteza Poudineh 100319475328460015273 100319475328460015273 No 14. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran