Introduction and History of ReSurge International
- Formerly known as Interplast
- Founded in 1969 by Stanford plastic surgeon Donald Laub
- Provides free reconstructive surgery in developing countries
- Focuses on children with cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures
- First patient was a 13-year-old boy from Mexicali, Mexico
- Surgeons organized regular trips to a charity hospital in Mexicali
- Subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary 'A Story of Healing'
- Interplast still exists under the Interplast name in Australia
Mission and Goals of ReSurge International
- Provide free reconstructive surgery in developing countries
- Focus on children with cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures
- Improve quality of life for patients with disabling deformities
- Build capacity in international plastic surgery
- Collaborate with local healthcare professionals and organizations
Impact and Achievements of ReSurge International
- Treated over 124,000 patients worldwide
- Improved the lives of children with cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures
- Received the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
- Published research in the Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Built capacity in international plastic surgery through training and education
Related Organizations and References
- See also: Cleft lip and palate organizations
- Reference: Corlew, Scott; Fan, Victoria Y. (December 2011). A Model for Building Capacity in International Plastic Surgery: ReSurge International. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 67 (6): 568–570. doi:10.1097/SAP.0b013e3182189f2e. ISSN0148-7043. PMID22123536. S2CID206036281.
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ReSurge International, formerly known as Interplast, is an international humanitarian organization that provides free reconstructive surgery in developing countries, primarily to children with cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures.
ReSurge International, Interplast at the time, was founded in 1969 by Stanford plastic surgeon Donald Laub, and as of 2023, has treated more than 124,000 patients worldwide. The first patient was a 13-year-old boy who had come to Stanford University Medical Center from his home in Mexicali, Mexico, to receive surgery to repair his cleft lip and palate. Soon after, Laub and other surgeons began organizing regular trips to a charity hospital in Mexicali to treat children with disabling deformities.
Inherent in the goals of organizations such as ReSurge Inter-national is the supposition that many such disabling conditions can be greatly alleviated or even resolved through plastic surgical intervention.[better source needed]
Interplast was the subject of "A Story of Healing", winner of the 1997 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.
Interplast still exists under the Interplast name in Australia.
