A revolutionary breakthrough in cleft surgery, The Smile Train's Virtual Surgery CD ROM training videos are the first surgical educational tool to leverage the power of virtual technology and advanced 3-D animation software. Even the most complex surgical techniques have been reduced to simple, easy to understand animations.

Because lack of access to education and training is a major obstacle to cleft surgery in developing countries, The Smile Train is currently distributing thousands of copies free of charge to doctors around the world.

These videos will enable doctors in some of the poorest, most remote corners of the world to learn advanced cleft surgical techniques from the world's foremost experts in the field.

The Smile Train Virtual Surgery Training Videos are expected to greatly increase the number of children who will receive quality cleft care. The CDs are available in English and Mandarin.

CDs were created by The Smile Train Virtual Surgery Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Court Cutting.

Unilateral Animation

Millard unilateral cleft-lip repair

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Bilateral Animation

Mobilization of the lower lateral cartilages in the Cutting-type primary bilateral cleft-lip nasal reconstruction

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Palate Animation

This animation illustrates how to mobilize the palate flap while preserving the neurovascular bundle

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