Lebanese surgeon saves hundreds of faces scarred by Beirut blast at no cost

Lebanese surgeon saves hundreds of faces scarred by Beirut blast at no cost

After launching this heartwarming initiative in 2020; Dr. Joe Baroud, a Lebanese Plastic Surgeon, has offered free plastic surgeries for the Beirut Blast scarred victims and thus, has saved more than 400 faces.

Dr. Joe is using his skills to erase the permanent physical scars that were left on the victims, in hopes of easing their mental scars. Victims were eased from the pain of having to see their scars on a daily basis every time they look at their reflections.

More than 7,000 people were injured by the impact of the Beirut Blast, such as the shattering of glass that leaves a permanent scar on the face or body.

Over 400 victims that suffered from major facial injuries or face burns visited Dr. Baroud’s office. As he described, the months after the explosion, the four rooms in his clinic were so full that even the hallways were filled with people.

As he told in his interview with Nas Daily, the reconstructive surgeries were directly funded by him. Everything he generated during his working day was set aside to purchase all the equipment necessary for the surgeries.

However, each of these patients is the same story from a different perspective. As Dr. Baroud said, the