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Cahit Ermiş, who has been smoking for 60 years, consulted to the physician for hoarseness and swallowing difficulty. After the examinations, he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. At Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital, he recovered from the tumour that covers half of his larynx thanks to the intraoral laser operation. Moreover, he regained his voice.   Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery specialist, Prof. Dr Zeynep Alkan, who performed the operation of Cahit Ermiş, told that Laryngeal tumour operations...

Mehmet Ökten, 21 years old and from Şanlıurfa, had many problems for years due to his high-pitched voice. So much so that it was even thought that she was a woman while talking on the phone… Ökten, who gained the voice he wanted after years with the operation of “voice aesthetics” performed at Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital, said, “My self-confidence, my walk, my facial expressions, even my smile changed. I was reborn with my new voice.” Mehmet Ökten, who was born in Siverek/Şanlıurfa, realized that his voice was higher-pitched than that of his peers during his adolescence....

The finger of Milko Ivanov, who had a work accident in Bulgaria 2 months ago and whose left thumb was caught in a press machine, was saved from being amputated in a 4.5-hour surgery in Turkey. Mr. Ivanov, stating that he is very happy, said, “I could not get any results in Sofia and Germany. The doctors said my thumb had to be amputated. But, in Turkey, they saved my finger from being amputated. Thank you very much.” Milko Ivanov (52), owner of a food company in Bulgaria, had a work accident two months ago. The upper part of his left thumb which was crushed by a 220-degrees Celsius-hot...

Elderly people are among the primary risky groups in COVID-19 infections. Reminding that there may be functional losses even if there is no chronic disease accompanying people over 65, Internal Diseases Specialist Prof. Dr. Yaşar Küçükardalı said that these losses in accordance with age might make the person vulnerable to diseases. In our country, people over 65 years of age, who have experienced these difficult times in their homes due to curfew, are in the risky group in terms for COVID-19 infection. Again, risk may increase as there may be contact risk in areas...