Saúl | Pediatric Surgery Medical Brigade | 2022

Initially diagnosed with a small lump on his back, after quarantine, when he went to see a doctor, he was found to have an umbilical hernia.

Thankfully, neither condition affected his daily life.

“We did not want to wait until it affected him to treat it. That is why we decided to bring him to the Foundation and have him treated before anything bad happened,” Alma, the teenager’s mother, told us.

As long as he is in our care, prevention will always be the best approach.