Ukraine launches aesthetic medicine charity project to address war injuries

The Neopalymi project is an esthetic medicine project that involves professional specialists and a team of volunteers who communicate with future patients about their participation and uses the latest laser equipment and high-quality medical drugs.

Ukraine's Ministry of Health reports this.

What is the problem?

Among the injuries suffered by Ukrainians in the war of aggression started by russia are non-domestic skin injuries, such as burns and scars. In general, aesthetic medicine is a paid service and extremely expensive, so it is not available to everyone who needs it. Today, the cost of treating one patient can exceed half a million hryvnias.

What is the solution?

The Ukrainian Volunteer Center, together with the Central and Eastern European Association of Specialists in Aesthetic Medicine and Ukraine's Ministry of Health, launched a charity project in aesthetic medicine called "Neopalymi." Its purpose is to provide comprehensive free treatment for military personnel, volunteers, civilians, and children who received burns and scars as a result of military operations on the territory of Ukraine.

How does it work?

The project team has already cooperated with 12 clinics where the treatment process will occur. To become a patient of the project, you need to:

• be military/volunteer/volunteer/civilian/child;
• have skin damage (burns or scars) as a result of military operations;
• have confirmation from a doctor/military medical commission about receiving a non-domestic injury;
• contact the Neopalymi team on Instagram, by phone at (066) 906-06-14, or on the website, or fill out the registration form via the link.

The number of treatment procedures varies depending on the severity of the damage, but on average, 3 to 12 courses are required to achieve positive results. At the same time, the cost of just one procedure (not including medications) is about $1,000.

The Neopalymi project involves professional specialists and a team of volunteers who communicate with future patients about their participation and uses the latest laser equipment and high-quality medical drugs. This will make it possible to treat about 200 patients every month.

"This is necessary not only for aesthetics and self-esteem but, first of all, to restore the function of the affected part of the body. So that a person can return to a full-fledged life, not to worry about the injuries received," says First Deputy Minister of Health Oleksandr Komarida.