The Little Baby Face Foundation provides free reconstructive surgery to
children worldwide with facial birth deformities from birth to 21 years of age.
Criteria includes but is not limited to:
a) Medical necessities
b) Inability to pay for the surgery (in the USA, you must be Medicaid or below)
c) No available treatment locally
Step 1
• Complete the online application form.
• You must upload a photograph of the affected area.
• If you do not know the answer to a question, write in N/A.
Step 2
Within 2-12 weeks, you will be contacted for either:
• More information ; i.e. any medical records or tax returns.
• Or to inform you we cannot help your child.
If we can help…
• You will receive a call or email from our surgical coordinator.
• If you need a passport or visa, we can help by providing ONE parent or guardian and the child with a letter of invitation.
• We will schedule your flights, airport pickup, additional testing and surgeries.
• Accommodation will be provided by Ronald McDonald House which is just a few blocks from most of our doctor’s offices & hospital partners.
LBFF will cover all the expenses related to accommodation, travel and the surgery while you’re in our care in New York.
Do you want to learn about the facial birth deformities the Little Baby Face Foundation can help with?
RESOURCES
• Treacher Collins Family Support Group
• For information on Hemifacial Microsomia, see the Goldenhar Family Support Group - www.goldenhar.org.uk
• Goldenhar Family Support Group - www.goldenhar.org.uk
• Headlines - The Craniofacial Support Group is a UK charity set up by a group of parents whose children were affected by Craniosynostosis. Headlines produces a newsletter and children's newsletter three times a year and has an extensive library of leaflets, medical articles, videos and other resources. www.headlines.org.uk
• Changing Faces is a UK charity that supports and represents people who have disfigurements of the face or body from any cause.
www.changingfaces.org.uk
• Children's Craniofacial Association (CCA) is a USA nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with facial differences and their families. Nationally and internationally, CCA addresses the medical, financial, psychosocial, emotional, and educational concerns relating to craniofacial conditions. CCA's mission is to empower and give hope to individuals and families affected by facial differences. www.ccakids.com
• Microtia-Atresia is a comprehensive website written for families and patients with microtia by an experienced USA-based plastic surgeon.