>> dr. magee: on the lower lip, but better to have a scar, than to have a lower lip where it comes up like that. [ child crying ] [ speaking in foreign language ] >> the lower? >> dr. magee: on the lower lip. [ voices in background ] >> maggie cote: i can't wait to see the mom's face. i can't imagine if this was my child. [ beeping ] i don't know what i would have done. [ beeping ] [ voices in background ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> kimberlin's mother: oh how cute! [ music ] oh how cute! oh, thank god! she came out precious. just precious. [ speaking foreign language ] i'm writing these short lines because we're really thankful. with wonderful people, thanks for helping me in the most important day of my life. keep with this mission. with god's help with what you do, a lot of kids will be eternally thankful. always yours, olivia nieto. >> roma downey: luis jose is very content when his turn comes. but his dad is very nervous. operation smile goes to great lengths to ensure safety in the oper

dr. magee works alongside local doctors, providing training andharing techniques. >> interpreter: without the help of operation smile, we would not have been able to perform this work- this magnificent work to help so many children in need. >> this man represents hundreds of doctors all over the world with, who use those skills now when we're not around to continue the mission of operation smile. [ indistinct conversations ] >> jean carlos is just coming out of surgery. right w his lip is quite swollen, but his mom and grandpa will see that his face is restored and know how beautiful he will look. >> [ gurgling ] >> shh, shh, shh. it's okay, it's okay. [ indistinct conversations ] >> [ laughs ] >> did he go right to sleep? >> feel good now. >> interpreter: [ speaking spanish ] >> [ speaking spanish ] >> fantastic. fant*stico, right? >> s^. >> he's not going to like it, but it's okay, sweetheart. it's okay. >> now it's arnaldo's turn. he doesn't realize just how much his life is about to change.

dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. >> kathy majette: a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live, because they have problems with eating, and drinking, and die of malnutrition. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr. jill gora: every child deserves a fair chance at life, >> peggy stillman: it may only take an hour to do something that will change their lives forever. >> noreen kessler: and you just see a whole new person, a whole new beginning. it's almost like they're reborn. i can't think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] >> roma downey: as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. and i'm sure you would, too. but what if you couldn't do anything? what if you w

dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. >> kathy majette: a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live, because they have problems with eating, and drinking, and die of malnutrition. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort.

dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. >> kathy majette think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live, because they have problems with eating, and drinking, and die of malnutrition. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr. jill gora: every child deserves a fair chance at life, >> peggy stillman: it may only take an hour to do something that will change their lives forever. >> noreen kessler: and you just see a whole new person, a whole new beginning. it's almost like they're reborn. i can't think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] >> roma downey: as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. and i'm sure you would, too. but what if you couldn't do anything? what if you were totally helpl

dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. >> kathy majette: a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live,

dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. >> kathy majettepeople think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live, because they have problems with eating, and drinking, and die of malnutrition. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr. jill gora: every child deserves a fair chance at life, >> peggy stillman: it may only take an hour to do something that will change their lives forever. >> noreen kessler: and you just see a whole new person, a whole new beginning. it's almost like they're reborn. i can't think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] >> roma downey: as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. and i'm sure you would, too. but what if you couldn't do anything?

dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. >> kathy majette: a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live, because they have problems