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SPEECH THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE
One of the issues that families of children with cleft lip and palate are most interested in is whether children will have speech disorders in the future. My child, who has cleft lip and palate problems, will not be able to talk? For families who have anxiety, Prof. Dr. shared important information.
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LIP SLITS ALONE DO NOT LEAD TO SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
One of the biggest concerns of families with cleft lip and palate is speech disorder. However, the calm and conscious approach of families in this process is very important for the treatment process and its success. First of all, I would like to express that only children with cleft lips do not have speech disorders. If there is a serious dental arch problem that accompanies only the lip cleft, disorders that can be easily corrected may occur in the sounds that occur from the front of the mouth.
If the cleft lip and palate are together or if there is only a cleft palate, the possibility of speech impairment is raised. The probability of speech impairment is quite high when it comes to cleft palate. We can say that the possibility of speech impairment becomes almost certain when the cleft palate is not treated. After surgery for a cleft palate, a speech disorder may also occur, depending on the shape of the cleft palate, when it was operated on, and the recovery process after surgery.
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HOW SHOULD SPEECH THERAPY BE PLANNED FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE?
We plan the treatment of babies with cleft lip and palate as early as possible to prevent speech from being affected. However, in speech disorders that occur despite treatment, it is necessary to resort to speech therapy. In particular, interviewing and collaborating with speech therapists who have worked with children with cleft lip and palate is of great importance in this process. We refer the children in our follow-up to speech therapists if necessary. A speech disorder in children is an issue that must be considered because it can cause peer bullying and create trust problems in the later stages. As a doctor, although I perform the treatment of cleft lip and palate in the best way from a surgical point of view, I recommend speech therapy to all my patients’ families if necessary.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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