New Face Presents to 120 Vietnamese Children...More than 4,300 people have been supported for 29 years
Sep 03, 2025
Bundang Seoul National University Hospital (Director Song Jeong-han) announced that it conducted the `27th Medical Service for Vietnamese Facial Stimulation Children' at 108 Military Central Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, from the 24th to the 30th with Semin Face Stimulation Helping Association and SK Group.
The event was organized by medical staff from Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and Seminarian Association to visit Vietnam to directly operate on children with facial deformities such as cleft palate and educate local medical staff. It first began in 1996 and celebrated its 27th anniversary this year, and is the largest overseas medical volunteer activity in Korea that has operated on more than 4,300 children.
Baek Long-min, chairman of the Semin Association (former head of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and professor of plastic surgery), was the head of the volunteer group, and Kim Baek-gyu and Park Kyu-hyung, professors of the Children's Public Medical Center at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, Heo Chan-young, professors of plastic surgery, Jeong Jae-hoon and Kim Jong-ho, and nurses Kim Tae-kyun, Kim Eun-hye, Kang Jung-ah, Kim Joo-hye, Joo Myung-eun and Ha Min-joo participated as members.
Children with facial deformities have difficulty eating and breathing food, have a high risk of growth disorders, and are exposed to discrimination and social isolation due to pronunciation or appearance. However, in Vietnam, many children are unable to undergo surgery due to cost burdens ranging from $1,000 to $1,500.
The volunteer group performed cleft palate and facial deformity surgery on a total of 120 children for 7 days, and provided education and observation to local medical staff in Vietnam to learn how to operate. The cost of surgery was fully sponsored by SK Group. In addition, an event was held to donate equipment, equipment, and medicine necessary for surgery to improve Vietnam's medical environment with poor infrastructure.
It is rumored that children who grew up after undergoing surgery for cleft palate by the volunteer group in the past visited the hospital site with their families and left a deep impression.
Chairman of the People's Association Baek Long-min (chief of the volunteer group) said, `All the volunteers cheered up when they saw the children who were presented with new faces and the families shedding tears of joy.'"We will continue to volunteer for children with facial deformities in Vietnam in the future."
Kim Baek-gyu, professor of plastic surgery at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, said "The plastic surgery department at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital has been participating in the public meeting since its opening and operated on numerous children suffering from facial deformities at home and abroad."We hope that the world will be a brighter place through the efforts of our volunteer group."
The event was organized by medical staff from Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and Seminarian Association to visit Vietnam to directly operate on children with facial deformities such as cleft palate and educate local medical staff. It first began in 1996 and celebrated its 27th anniversary this year, and is the largest overseas medical volunteer activity in Korea that has operated on more than 4,300 children.
Baek Long-min, chairman of the Semin Association (former head of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and professor of plastic surgery), was the head of the volunteer group, and Kim Baek-gyu and Park Kyu-hyung, professors of the Children's Public Medical Center at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, Heo Chan-young, professors of plastic surgery, Jeong Jae-hoon and Kim Jong-ho, and nurses Kim Tae-kyun, Kim Eun-hye, Kang Jung-ah, Kim Joo-hye, Joo Myung-eun and Ha Min-joo participated as members.
Children with facial deformities have difficulty eating and breathing food, have a high risk of growth disorders, and are exposed to discrimination and social isolation due to pronunciation or appearance. However, in Vietnam, many children are unable to undergo surgery due to cost burdens ranging from $1,000 to $1,500.
The volunteer group performed cleft palate and facial deformity surgery on a total of 120 children for 7 days, and provided education and observation to local medical staff in Vietnam to learn how to operate. The cost of surgery was fully sponsored by SK Group. In addition, an event was held to donate equipment, equipment, and medicine necessary for surgery to improve Vietnam's medical environment with poor infrastructure.
It is rumored that children who grew up after undergoing surgery for cleft palate by the volunteer group in the past visited the hospital site with their families and left a deep impression.
Chairman of the People's Association Baek Long-min (chief of the volunteer group) said, `All the volunteers cheered up when they saw the children who were presented with new faces and the families shedding tears of joy.'"We will continue to volunteer for children with facial deformities in Vietnam in the future."
Kim Baek-gyu, professor of plastic surgery at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, said "The plastic surgery department at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital has been participating in the public meeting since its opening and operated on numerous children suffering from facial deformities at home and abroad."We hope that the world will be a brighter place through the efforts of our volunteer group."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
