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Banner - University Medicine North
I enjoy hiking, skiing and spending time outdoors with my wife and two boys. Dr. Skirko is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Pierre Robin Sequence, Micrognathia, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Skirko is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and American Board Of Otolaryngology. Dr. Skirko is currently accepting new patients.
Pch Esophageal Airway - Eccles
Jeremy Meier is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Meier is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Croup, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Meier is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Meier is currently accepting new patients.
Plastic Surgery Department
Thomas Sitzman is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Sitzman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Cleft Lip and Palate, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Osteotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Sitzman is board certified in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Sitzman is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Velopharyngeal insufficiency is defined as the inability of the soft palate to isolate the nasopharynx from the oropharynx. It is a frequent sequela in patients with a velopalatine cleft despite anatomical restoration of the soft palate by intravelar veloplasty at 6 months. If rehabilitation by a speech therapist is not successful, a pharyngoplasty can be discussed. In the last ten years, MRI was ...