2019 Medical Charity Project for Valeriia and Leila who are diagnosed with laryngeal papillomatosis - News and Notice

2019 Medical Charity Project for Valeriia and Leila who are diagnosed with laryngeal papillomatosis

2019 Medical Charity Project was held from Jul 24th to Aug 23rd. Yeson Voice Center (YVC) has been participating in this project every year since 2011. This project is organized by Ministry of Health and Welfare and managed by KHIDI to support child patients from developing countries by providing the medical services. The main goal of this project is to give every child hopes and dreams by helping them to live a better and healthier life. At the same time it is helping to promote the well developed medical systems and services available in Korea.

This time YVC has invited Valeriia Sedakova, a 7-year-old-girl from Russia, and Leila Kalybekova, a 5-year-old-girl from Kirgizstan. Their diagnosis is laryngeal Papillomatosis, a highly recurrent disease which requires further surgeries quite often with recurrence rate of 80% on average.

To completely treat the laryngeal papillomatosis and to reduce the recurrence rate, three separate surgeries were completed this time and all staff have been keeping their eye on patientsto monitor their condition.

Yeson Voice Center has been treating more than 22 patients who are diagnosed with this highly recurrent disease called laryngeal papilloma since 2011 free of charge. Many of them are sending regards to Dr. Kim in the video speaking with their restored healthy voice.

Dr. Kim said in the interview, “I feel sorry for them whenever I see them fighting against this disease which recurs over and over. Their improved voice after surgery gives me a lot of energy to work harder. I would like to give them hopes as much as I can.”