TIME.CO, Jakarta – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Jember University Ulfa Elfiah said research and mapping results showed that there were many cases cleft lip in mountainous areas. These data were obtained based on the treatment of 200 cleft lip patients at the former Besuki residence.
“To date, 200 patients have been diagnosed with cleft lip. Based on research and mapping, there are several areas where many suffer from cleft lip in mountainous areas,” Ulfa said in a written statement, Saturday, September 30, 2023.
Ulfa said people with cleft lip and palate have many factors, both hereditary and environmental. “The main reason why studies continue is still limited to mapping the areas with the highest number of cleft lip cases around the mountains, and what we found is that pesticide use really affects pregnancy,” she said .
The atmosphere of students counseling families of cleft lip and palate patients. Photo: Jember University Public Relations
Meanwhile, the Department of Plastic Surgery of FK Airlangga University, Surabaya, Winarno Dodo, said that the exact cause of cleft lip disease is still unknown. “However, in addition to genetic factors, one of the causes is the deficiency of the vitamin folic acid. Preventive measures are necessary during pregnancy,” he said.
Winarni also said that the latest research shows anomalies in GENES. “This gene can be damaged if nutrition is not good. The President is currently aggressively addressing the problem of stunting. It is the gene that causes defects, so in the first half of the year mothers usually feel nausea and vomiting, which will cause a lack of these vitamins,” Dja said.
Therefore, pregnant women in the first semester should immediately consult a midwife or doctor to obtain the vitamins necessary for the development of the fetus.
Announcement
The Faculty of Medicine of Jember University organized a social service activity for free cleft lip and palate surgery involving various entities, including the Department of Plastic Surgery, Airlangga University, Surabaya and Lung Hospital of Jember.
This activity will be carried out from 29 September 2023 to 1 October 2023 at Jember Lung Hospital. A total of 13 pediatric patients from nearby Besuki Karisidenan suffering from cleft lip and cleft palate underwent surgery.
Ulfa said that this activity represents a form of Jember University’s concern for Smile Train Indonesia’s support to disadvantaged communities, involving plastic surgery specialists from the Faculty of Plastic Surgery, Jember University and Airlangga University, Surabaya.
“We want to help children suffering from harelip to be able to live a normal life, and give them new hope with a physical condition closer to normal, better than before, and give them greater hope for a happier future,” he said. said Ulfa.
Meanwhile, the director of Jember Lung Hospital, Sigit Kusuma Jati, said that this activity is a manifestation of the East Java provincial government’s presence for cleft lip and palate patients. “In the last year we have collaborated with Jember University, about 200 patients have undergone surgery and this has been a collaboration of free services for seven years,” she said.
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