Mission Plasticos is dedicated to improving lives through reconstructive plastic surgery in the United States and Globally by providing direct surgical care and training host country medical personnel in complex trauma care and reconstructive procedures to achieve self-sufficiency. This leverages the extent of in-country medical care that continues for the life of those we train and in turn the ones they train going forward. Surgery is performed free of charge for underserved individuals… Show more Mission Plasticos is dedicated to improving lives through reconstructive plastic surgery in the United States and Globally by providing direct surgical care and training host country medical personnel in complex trauma care and reconstructive procedures to achieve self-sufficiency. This leverages the extent of in-country medical care that continues for the life of those we train and in turn the ones they train going forward. Surgery is performed free of charge for underserved individuals, with traumatic injuries, acute burns, and disfigurement as a result of cancer and congenital deformities. Mission Plasticos volunteer medical teams alleviate suffering, both physical and emotional and in some cases, death. Founded in 1999 by Dr. Larry Nichter, the renowned plastic surgeon featured in the Academy Award winning documentary short, A Story of Healing, Mission Plasticos strives to be an enduring humanitarian organization with a mission to provide reconstructive plastic surgical care to those in need, and to generate sustainable outcomes through training, education and research. Show less