America H.
DIAGNOSIS:
America is a seven year old girl that loves to dance. She was born with a large vascular malformation of the right face. She has undergone series of embolization and debulking operations. She currently needs reconstruction to nose, upper lip, and right cheek.
Physician Fee per surgery (donated) $ 9,400.00
Anesthesia $ 3,500.00
2 day hospital stay (estimate) $18,000.00
Embolization $ 7,200.00
Subtotal $38,100.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $ 9,400.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST PER SURGERY $28,700.00
*COST IS FOR EACH SURGERY SHE NEEDS

 
Besart A.
DIAGNOSIS:
Besart is a 19 year old bomb blast victim from Kosovo. After moving to Los Angeles he has had a few preliminary surgeries. He requires staged facial reconstruction with free flap and bone grafts.
Physician fee per surgery (donated) $10,000.00
*For mandible distraction only
Physician fee per surgery (donated) $15,000.00
*For multiple facial procedure
Anesthesia $ 3,500.00
Hospital stay $18,000.00
Subtotal $46,500.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $10,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST PER SURGERY $36,500.00
*COST IS FOR EACH SURGERY HE NEEDS

 
Devany P.
DIAGNOSIS:
Rare Teessier cleft #4. Devany is a 2 year old girl with rare (number 4) craniofacial cleft. She has undergone cleft lip, palate, and first staged facial cleft repair. She needs orbital and eyelid surgery.
Physician fee per surgery (donated) $12,900.00
Anesthesia $ 3,500.00
Hospital stay $14,000.00
Subtotal $30,400.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $12,900.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST PER SURGERY $17,500.00
*COST IS FOR EACH SURGERY SHE NEEDS

 
Dixon Z
DIAGNOSIS:
Dixon is a 1 year old with hemangioma of the left face, inside the mouth, throat, and lower lip. He underwent steroid injections and laser treatments. He needs reconstruction to lower lip, cheek, and palate.
Physician fee (donated) $4,950.00
*cost is per laser/injection combo
Anesthesia and facility $2,500.00
*cost is per laser/injection combo
*treatment is usually every 6 weeks
Subtotal $7,450.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $4,950.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS $2,500.00
*COST IS FOR EACH TREATMENT HE NEEDS

 
Adrian B.
DIAGNOSIS:
Adrian is a 9 year old boy with Treacher-Collins Syndrome. He has a tracheostomy, no ears (conductive hearing loss), orbital/cheek malformation. He needs bilateral total ear reconstruction, cheek bone/eyelid reconstruction, removal of tracheostomy.
Physician services (donated) $20,000.00
*for multiple procedure/same day
Anesthesia $ 3,500.00
Hospital stay $18,000.00
Subtotal $41,500.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $20,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST PER SURGERY $21,500.00
*COST IS FOR EACH SURGERY HE NEEDS

 
Yan M.
DIAGNOSIS:
Yan is a 3 year old with Frontonasal encephalocele (brain bulging between the forehead, eyes, and nose. He underwent reduction of encephalocele cyst and reconstruction of cranial base and forehead. He currently needs facial bipartition and and orbital reconstruction.
Physician fee per surgery (donated) $31,540.00
Anesthesia $ 5,000.00
Hospital stay $60,000.00
(last time stay was 15 day)
Subtotal $96,540.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $31,540.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST PER SURGERY $65,000.00
*COST IS FOR EACH SURGERY HE NEEDS

 
Sima M.
DIAGNOSIS:
Sima is a 2 1/2 year old. He has congenital ocular proptosis. He has facial deformity and is in need of surgeries to protect his eyes from further complications of craniosynostosis.
Physician fee (donated) $17,200.00
Anesthesia $ 5,600.00
Hospital stay $18,000.00
Subtotal $50,800.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $17,200.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST PER SURGERY $33,600.00
*COST FOR EACH SURGERY HE NEEDS

 
Denise V.
DIAGNOSIS:
Denise is a 16 year old John Adams student with Saethre Chotzen Syndrome. She has skull deformity that causes her to have a learning disability because of increased intracranial pressure on the brain. She needs frontoorbital advancement and eyelid ptosis procedure.
Physician fee (donated) $14,275.00
*for cranial vault alone
Anesthesia $ 5,000.00
*for cranial vault/craniotomy
Hospital stay $25,000.00
*ICU for 1 night
Total estimated cost per surger $44,275.00
MINUS DONATED PHYSICIAN FEE $14,275.00
TOTAL $30,000.00

 
Amanda
DIAGNOSIS:
Goldenhaar's Syndrome, Hemifacial Microsomia

Amanda was born without an ear and with a nose that was only a tear dropped piece of skin. She had been told that she would need to have a bone removed from her leg to reconstruct her face, but Amanda is a dancer and this surgery would have prevented her from dancing. Fortunately, after visiting Facing Forward, Amanda was offered a better alternative with a novel procedure by the UCLA Cranialfacial team and she was able to have lower jaw, ear and nose reconstructive surgery without having to give up dancing.

The final stages of Amanda surgeries are planned for next summer. These surgeries involve moving her orbit and eye up to a normal location to match the other eye. This surgery is involved and will cost $23,400 (discounted anesthesia fees=$5,600; hospital fees=$17,800; surgeon's fees=donated). And we still need donations!

 
Joshua
DIAGNOSIS:
Fusion of jaws and Pierre Robin's Sequence.

Joshua was born with a cleft palate, small jaw, and fused joints in his jaw, which prevented him from being able to chew his food and his speech was not understandable.

After visits with Facing Forward he was offered the opportunity to gain movement in his jaw and have his cleft repaired.

Joshua has had successful surgery to help his speech but still needs more jaw surgery to help with chewing and swallowing. In addition, he needs major dental work. The cost of these final surgeries will be $18,700 (discounted anesthesia fees=$3,500; hospital fees=15,200; surgeon's fees=donated).

 
Tiffany
DIAGNOSIS:
Craniofacial Microsomia (missing lower jaw), Tracheotomy, with Microtia.

Tiffany had a tracheostomy soon after birth because of respiratory distress.

Tiffany was one of the "Sponsor-a-child" children at last year's fund raising event. From this benefit she was able to have her successful rib grafts for jaw reconstruction recently. We hope to be able to remove her tracheostomy later this year. In addition, it is our goal for Tiffany to have outer ears reconstructed in 2006. This 3-staged procedure will cost $28,900 (discounted anesthesia fees=$5,600; hospital fees=$23,300; surgeon's fees=donated).

 
Camille
DIAGNOSIS:
Right facial tumor (Rhabdomyosarcoma) with radiation injury from treatment

Camille was born normal, but developed a large aggressive tumor, as a 7 year old, involving the right lower jaw and neck. She underwent curative surgery and radiation. However, this treatment resulted in a severely scarred, tilted neck and poorly developed jaw. Camille is a highly intelligent teenager who is interested in fashion design. Last year Camille underwent a fibular free flap from her calf to her right mandible. This procedure helped give Camille a move functioning jaw; however, she still needs further jaw lengthening surgery and lower jaw joint reconstruction. This will cost $19,300 (discounted anesthesia fees = $2,100; hospital fees = $17,200; surgeon's fees = donated).