January 9, 2023
VireakSeth has one older brother and lives at home with his parents and grandmother. His grandmother enjoys looking after him in the daytime while his parents are working.
When he was seventeen months old, VireakSeth’s family was burning trash near their home when he accidentally burned his foot. Burn scar contractures have developed on all of his toes and now it is difficult for him to walk.
When VireakSeth’s family learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), they traveled for 1.5 hours seeking treatment. On January 9th, surgeons at CSC will perform a burn contracture release surgery to help him walk easily again. Now, he needs help to fund this $495 procedure.
His father said, “I hope after surgery my son’s foot looks better and he can walk again.”
VireakSeth has one older brother and lives at home with his parents and grandmother. His grandmother enjoys looking after him in the daytime...
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June 20, 2023
VireakSeth underwent a burn contracture release surgery.
VireakSeth was very brave in the hospital and made several new friends. Surgeons repaired the painful skin contractures on his left foot and replaced the damaged skin with a skin graft. He remained in the hospital while his incision healed, and kept a sterile dressing on the graft. When surgeons were sure the new graft had developed an adequate blood supply, he was able to return home with his parents. His mother and father are working with the physiotherapy team to help VireakSeth with rehabilitative range of motion and strength exercises and he is anxious to walk without pain. The surgeons look forward to seeing him again to determine if any further care is needed.
VireakSeth’s father shared: “I am happy that my son got surgery at CSC. He got good results after surgery, and all the staff are kind and friendly to patients. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.”
VireakSeth was very brave in the hospital and made several new friends. Surgeons repaired the painful skin contractures on his left foot and...
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