What is Vocal Cord Filling (Injection Laryngoplasty)?

Vocal cord filling is a treatment method used in the treatment of hoarseness and difficulty swallowing. It is aimed to replace the volume and mass needed by the vocal cords with filler injection.

For Which Complaint Is Vocal Cord Filling Performed?

Vocal cord filling can be used to improve many complaints.

Hoarseness Hoarseness Voice weakness Voice weakness Being breathless while speaking Coughing while drinking water, getting into the throat Difficulty swallowing Difficulty swallowing Not being able to shout Not being able to make your voice heard

Who is Vocal Cord Filler Applied to?

In order for the vocal cords to function fully, they must be able to close completely end to end. Vocal cord paralysis, in which the closure of the vocal cords is impaired, is one of the most common patients in whom vocal cord filling is performed. In addition, vocal cord groove (sulcus vocalis), loss of strength and volume in the vocal cord after aging (presbilarynx) or thinning of the vocal cord due to different reasons are other conditions where vocal cord filling can be used.

Apart from these, voice filling can be done for many reasons.

Persistent persistent cough Vocal cord granuloma Hoarseness after vocal cord cancer Difficulty swallowing Weak voice (poor voice quality) Thin voice Vocal cord tremor

Is the Effect of Vocal Cord Filling Temporary?

There are many materials used for vocal cord filling. How long these materials stay in the body is related to the body’s reaction to these materials. We use fillers with temporary effect when we want the effect to be temporary. But when we need a permanent effect, appropriate materials can be used.

Is Anesthesia Applied During Vocal Cord Filling?

Vocal cord filling can be performed both in outpatient clinic conditions without anesthesia and in the operating room under general anesthesia. The conditions under which the filling will be applied are decided by considering different parameters such as the general condition of the patient and the disease for which it is applied.

Application without anesthesia in outpatient clinic conditions is often our and patients’ first choice. Since the procedure time is short, the cost of the procedure is low, and it does not require hospitalization or surgical preparation, many vocal cord fillings are performed in this way.

  • Duration of surgery 10 minutes
  • Type of surgery: Endoscopic in outpatient clinic
  • Anesthesia Local
  • Hospitalization Same day discharge 15 minutes after the procedure
  • When to return to work: Same day
  • Full recovery time: 7 days
  • Persistence time: 3 months
  • İşe ne zaman dönülür: Aynı gün
  • Tam iyileşme süresi: 7 gün
  • Kalıcılık süresi: 3-6 ay
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