US experts provide plastic surgery for Vietnamese patients hinh anh 1Surgeons from the US-backed Face to Face programme provides medical checkups for patients at the National Otorhinolaryngology Hospital of Vietnam (Photo: noh.vn)
 
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of surgeons from the US-backed Face to Face programme is providing medical checkups and surgery for patients at the National Otorhinolaryngology Hospital of Vietnam (NOH).

Accordingly, about 50 patients will be receiving checkups, with the surgeons expecting to provide surgery for 30 patients. 

The programme is designed to support patients with scarring to the head, face, and neck areas after injury and children with congenital anomalies

It is the 14th time that the US delegation has come to Vietnam to perform surgery and transfer surgical techniques to Vietnamese doctors at the NOH.

The programme will run through until November 10.–VNA 
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