Our favorite part of the New Year is looking back on the highlights of the previous year and reflecting on everything that we’ve been able to accomplish at the Little Baby Face Foundation. It’s a time for us to give thanks for all the families we’ve helped and will help in the coming year.
We started out the New Year in 2024 with some momentous victories. Two that immediately come to mind are Bjorn and Anisa’s visits to turn on their bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA). Both Bjorn and Anisa had little to no hearing in their microtic ears, so this was truly a special moment to share with them.
We got to meet Nattie from Ethiopia and perform his first surgery for microtia. He has since healed beautifully and will be back shortly with his father for his second stage of treatment. You can follow Nattie’s story here.
Dylan from Virginia Beach arrived at our offices for the first time in 2023, but we continued his treatment in 2024 for Goldenhar Syndrome and hemifacial microsomia with microtia. Dylan made the trip back to New York to check up on his healing and attend the Little Baby Face Foundation’s fall fête with his mother, where he delivered a lovely and articulate speech. Bjorn was also there with his mother, and she made a beautiful speech as well.
We welcomed Seng Ly with his mother, and his first surgical treatment has already drastically changed his life. Seng Ly was born with a venous malformation on his upper lip that was growing consistently over time. It had gotten so large that it impacted his speech, eating, and even breathing through his nose, as the venous malformation reduced the size of his nasal passages. With the venous malformation surgically removed, his quality of life has improved dramatically. Seng Ly stayed in New York City for 12 weeks and had a total of 4 procedures. We are proud to be able to say that his treatment is complete!
Also struggling with a venous malformation impacting his eating, drinking, and speech, Jaronn flew from the Philippines for treatment at the Little Baby Face Foundation for his second time in 2024. Jaronn’s first treatment was a surgery to remove bulk from the venous malformation, as well as a laser treatment. All went smoothly, and his treatment will continue at the Foundation over several visits.
Wynter, who first came to us over two years ago for treatment for Treacher Collins, including microtia with atresia, returned for treatment in 2024. (At her first, Wynter was still too small in size for surgery, which is common in cases of microtia, which you can read more about here). Besides improving her hearing with a BAHA, Wynter’s treatment plan also involves reconstructive ear surgery to address the microtia. Dr. Romo is hoping that augmenting her cheek will give enough support to the eyelids to avoid any surgery on her eyes. It is important that the eyes be able to close fully, as this avoids infections and severe eye dryness. We always try to plan for the least amount of intervention possible, so we are all crossing our fingers that Wynter will not require further surgery to raise her lower eyelids.
In addition to all the beautiful children we helped, we hosted two very successful events, our Fall Fête and our annual Golf Outing. Dr. Steve Yusupov was honored with an award at the fall fête this year, a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and hard work for the Foundation.
Another highlight for us, Dr. Romo was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Chinese American Medical Society's annual Red Lantern Gala. Both CAMS and CAIPA (Coalition of Asian-American IPA) teamed up to organize this pivotal event to support their mission to enhance the health status of Chinese Americans and to champion healthcare excellence for all.
Finally, we want to take this opportunity to thank those who helped us make magic over the past year. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all the incredible physicians and medical staff who have donated their time, skills, and expertise to provide treatment. To our partner hospitals, Northwell, Lenox Hill and MEETH, thank you for providing operating rooms for the children to receive treatment. To the Ronald McDonald House Foundation for providing housing so that families have a warm and welcoming space to recover, close to their doctors and hospitals. To all our staff, thank you for fighting every single day to get us closer to helping just one more child—and then another, and another. We feel lucky to have you. And of course, a huge thank you to all of our donors. We could not have done any of the above without your support. Here’s to another wonderful year ahead full of big wins and the joy of witnessing these children’s life-changing transformations!
We started out the New Year in 2024 with some momentous victories. Two that immediately come to mind are Bjorn and Anisa’s visits to turn on their bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA). Both Bjorn and Anisa had little to no hearing in their microtic ears, so this was truly a special moment to share with them.
We got to meet Nattie from Ethiopia and perform his first surgery for microtia. He has since healed beautifully and will be back shortly with his father for his second stage of treatment. You can follow Nattie’s story here.
Dylan from Virginia Beach arrived at our offices for the first time in 2023, but we continued his treatment in 2024 for Goldenhar Syndrome and hemifacial microsomia with microtia. Dylan made the trip back to New York to check up on his healing and attend the Little Baby Face Foundation’s fall fête with his mother, where he delivered a lovely and articulate speech. Bjorn was also there with his mother, and she made a beautiful speech as well.
We welcomed Seng Ly with his mother, and his first surgical treatment has already drastically changed his life. Seng Ly was born with a venous malformation on his upper lip that was growing consistently over time. It had gotten so large that it impacted his speech, eating, and even breathing through his nose, as the venous malformation reduced the size of his nasal passages. With the venous malformation surgically removed, his quality of life has improved dramatically. Seng Ly stayed in New York City for 12 weeks and had a total of 4 procedures. We are proud to be able to say that his treatment is complete!
Also struggling with a venous malformation impacting his eating, drinking, and speech, Jaronn flew from the Philippines for treatment at the Little Baby Face Foundation for his second time in 2024. Jaronn’s first treatment was a surgery to remove bulk from the venous malformation, as well as a laser treatment. All went smoothly, and his treatment will continue at the Foundation over several visits.
Wynter, who first came to us over two years ago for treatment for Treacher Collins, including microtia with atresia, returned for treatment in 2024. (At her first, Wynter was still too small in size for surgery, which is common in cases of microtia, which you can read more about here). Besides improving her hearing with a BAHA, Wynter’s treatment plan also involves reconstructive ear surgery to address the microtia. Dr. Romo is hoping that augmenting her cheek will give enough support to the eyelids to avoid any surgery on her eyes. It is important that the eyes be able to close fully, as this avoids infections and severe eye dryness. We always try to plan for the least amount of intervention possible, so we are all crossing our fingers that Wynter will not require further surgery to raise her lower eyelids.
In addition to all the beautiful children we helped, we hosted two very successful events, our Fall Fête and our annual Golf Outing. Dr. Steve Yusupov was honored with an award at the fall fête this year, a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and hard work for the Foundation.
Another highlight for us, Dr. Romo was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Chinese American Medical Society's annual Red Lantern Gala. Both CAMS and CAIPA (Coalition of Asian-American IPA) teamed up to organize this pivotal event to support their mission to enhance the health status of Chinese Americans and to champion healthcare excellence for all.
Finally, we want to take this opportunity to thank those who helped us make magic over the past year. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all the incredible physicians and medical staff who have donated their time, skills, and expertise to provide treatment. To our partner hospitals, Northwell, Lenox Hill and MEETH, thank you for providing operating rooms for the children to receive treatment. To the Ronald McDonald House Foundation for providing housing so that families have a warm and welcoming space to recover, close to their doctors and hospitals. To all our staff, thank you for fighting every single day to get us closer to helping just one more child—and then another, and another. We feel lucky to have you. And of course, a huge thank you to all of our donors. We could not have done any of the above without your support. Here’s to another wonderful year ahead full of big wins and the joy of witnessing these children’s life-changing transformations!
Our favorite part of the New Year is looking back on the highlights of the previous year and reflecting on everything that we’ve been able to accomplish at the Little Baby Face Foundation. It’s a time for us to give thanks for all the families we’ve helped and will help in the coming year.
We started out the New Year in 2024 with some momentous victories. Two that immediately come to mind are Bjorn and Anisa’s visits to turn on their bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA). Both Bjorn and Anisa had little to no hearing in their microtic ears, so this was truly a special moment to share with them.
We got to meet Nattie from Ethiopia and perform his first surgery for microtia. He has since healed beautifully and will be back shortly with his father for his second stage of treatment. You can follow Nattie’s story here.
Dylan from Virginia Beach arrived at our offices for the first time in 2023, but we continued his treatment in 2024 for Goldenhar Syndrome and hemifacial microsomia with microtia. Dylan made the trip back to New York to check up on his healing and attend the Little Baby Face Foundation’s fall fête with his mother, where he delivered a lovely and articulate speech. Bjorn was also there with his mother, and she made a beautiful speech as well.
We welcomed Seng Ly with his mother, and his first surgical treatment has already drastically changed his life. Seng Ly was born with a venous malformation on his upper lip that was growing consistently over time. It had gotten so large that it impacted his speech, eating, and even breathing through his nose, as the venous malformation reduced the size of his nasal passages. With the venous malformation surgically removed, his quality of life has improved dramatically. Seng Ly stayed in New York City for 12 weeks and had a total of 4 procedures. We are proud to be able to say that his treatment is complete!
Also struggling with a venous malformation impacting his eating, drinking, and speech, Jaronn flew from the Philippines for treatment at the Little Baby Face Foundation for his second time in 2024. Jaronn’s first treatment was a surgery to remove bulk from the venous malformation, as well as a laser treatment. All went smoothly, and his treatment will continue at the Foundation over several visits.
Wynter, who first came to us over two years ago for treatment for Treacher Collins, including microtia with atresia, returned for treatment in 2024. (At her first, Wynter was still too small in size for surgery, which is common in cases of microtia, which you can read more about here). Besides improving her hearing with a BAHA, Wynter’s treatment plan also involves reconstructive ear surgery to address the microtia. Dr. Romo is hoping that augmenting her cheek will give enough support to the eyelids to avoid any surgery on her eyes. It is important that the eyes be able to close fully, as this avoids infections and severe eye dryness. We always try to plan for the least amount of intervention possible, so we are all crossing our fingers that Wynter will not require further surgery to raise her lower eyelids.
In addition to all the beautiful children we helped, we hosted two very successful events, our Fall Fête and our annual Golf Outing. Dr. Steve Yusupov was honored with an award at the fall fête this year, a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and hard work for the Foundation.
Another highlight for us, Dr. Romo was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Chinese American Medical Society's annual Red Lantern Gala. Both CAMS and CAIPA (Coalition of Asian-American IPA) teamed up to organize this pivotal event to support their mission to enhance the health status of Chinese Americans and to champion healthcare excellence for all.
Finally, we want to take this opportunity to thank those who helped us make magic over the past year. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all the incredible physicians and medical staff who have donated their time, skills, and expertise to provide treatment. To our partner hospitals, Northwell, Lenox Hill and MEETH, thank you for providing operating rooms for the children to receive treatment. To the Ronald McDonald House Foundation for providing housing so that families have a warm and welcoming space to recover, close to their doctors and hospitals. To all our staff, thank you for fighting every single day to get us closer to helping just one more child—and then another, and another. We feel lucky to have you. And of course, a huge thank you to all of our donors. We could not have done any of the above without your support. Here’s to another wonderful year ahead full of big wins and the joy of witnessing these children’s life-changing transformations!
We started out the New Year in 2024 with some momentous victories. Two that immediately come to mind are Bjorn and Anisa’s visits to turn on their bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA). Both Bjorn and Anisa had little to no hearing in their microtic ears, so this was truly a special moment to share with them.
We got to meet Nattie from Ethiopia and perform his first surgery for microtia. He has since healed beautifully and will be back shortly with his father for his second stage of treatment. You can follow Nattie’s story here.
Dylan from Virginia Beach arrived at our offices for the first time in 2023, but we continued his treatment in 2024 for Goldenhar Syndrome and hemifacial microsomia with microtia. Dylan made the trip back to New York to check up on his healing and attend the Little Baby Face Foundation’s fall fête with his mother, where he delivered a lovely and articulate speech. Bjorn was also there with his mother, and she made a beautiful speech as well.
We welcomed Seng Ly with his mother, and his first surgical treatment has already drastically changed his life. Seng Ly was born with a venous malformation on his upper lip that was growing consistently over time. It had gotten so large that it impacted his speech, eating, and even breathing through his nose, as the venous malformation reduced the size of his nasal passages. With the venous malformation surgically removed, his quality of life has improved dramatically. Seng Ly stayed in New York City for 12 weeks and had a total of 4 procedures. We are proud to be able to say that his treatment is complete!
Also struggling with a venous malformation impacting his eating, drinking, and speech, Jaronn flew from the Philippines for treatment at the Little Baby Face Foundation for his second time in 2024. Jaronn’s first treatment was a surgery to remove bulk from the venous malformation, as well as a laser treatment. All went smoothly, and his treatment will continue at the Foundation over several visits.
Wynter, who first came to us over two years ago for treatment for Treacher Collins, including microtia with atresia, returned for treatment in 2024. (At her first, Wynter was still too small in size for surgery, which is common in cases of microtia, which you can read more about here). Besides improving her hearing with a BAHA, Wynter’s treatment plan also involves reconstructive ear surgery to address the microtia. Dr. Romo is hoping that augmenting her cheek will give enough support to the eyelids to avoid any surgery on her eyes. It is important that the eyes be able to close fully, as this avoids infections and severe eye dryness. We always try to plan for the least amount of intervention possible, so we are all crossing our fingers that Wynter will not require further surgery to raise her lower eyelids.
In addition to all the beautiful children we helped, we hosted two very successful events, our Fall Fête and our annual Golf Outing. Dr. Steve Yusupov was honored with an award at the fall fête this year, a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and hard work for the Foundation.
Another highlight for us, Dr. Romo was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Chinese American Medical Society's annual Red Lantern Gala. Both CAMS and CAIPA (Coalition of Asian-American IPA) teamed up to organize this pivotal event to support their mission to enhance the health status of Chinese Americans and to champion healthcare excellence for all.
Finally, we want to take this opportunity to thank those who helped us make magic over the past year. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all the incredible physicians and medical staff who have donated their time, skills, and expertise to provide treatment. To our partner hospitals, Northwell, Lenox Hill and MEETH, thank you for providing operating rooms for the children to receive treatment. To the Ronald McDonald House Foundation for providing housing so that families have a warm and welcoming space to recover, close to their doctors and hospitals. To all our staff, thank you for fighting every single day to get us closer to helping just one more child—and then another, and another. We feel lucky to have you. And of course, a huge thank you to all of our donors. We could not have done any of the above without your support. Here’s to another wonderful year ahead full of big wins and the joy of witnessing these children’s life-changing transformations!