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Benign Vocal Cord Nodules

Blood-blister (hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp)

Blood-blister (hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp)

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Vocal cord nodules in a singer. These interfere with complete closure resulting a raspy voice and loss of the the upper singing range.

Vocal cord nodules in a signer. These interfere with complete closure resulting a raspy voice and loss of the upper singing range.

Normal Stroboscopy

Surgical removal of vocal cord nodule.

Stroboscopy example of a patient with vocal cord nodules. The video on the left shows the preoperative findings with incomplete closure of the vocal cords due to the nodules with a breathy sound quality. The video in the middle shows the surgical resection the nodules, and the video on the right demonstrates the postoperative outcome with straight vocal cords that can now completely close and have a normal mucosal wave. Especially for voice professionals it is important that the superficial lamina propria is preserved during surgery to maintain a normal mucosal wave.

Endoscopic Airway Surgery

A story of a boy whose trach was removed after airway surgery

Vocal Cord Paralysis

The left vocal cord (right side on image) is immobile after thyroid surgery lead to injury of the vocal cord nerve.

The left vocal cord (right side on image) is immobile after thyroid surgery led to injury of the vocal cord nerve.

The vocal cords are not closing when speaking and are leaking air. The patient is hoarse and has trouble swallowing.

The vocal cords are not closing when speaking and are leaking air. The patient is hoarse and has trouble swallowing.

Video of a patient with left-sided vocal cord paralysis.

Notice the breathy voice quality before surgery. The vocal cords are barely touching because the left vocal cord is unable to move into the middle position. After surgery, the vocal cords are now in full contact when speaking, there is much less air leakage and the voice quality is much improved.

Reinke's Edema

BEFORE TREATMENT: Large and floppy vocal cord polyps (Reinke edema). This female patient sounded very low-pitched and she described her voice as "male like".

BEFORE TREATMENT: Large and floppy vocal cord polyps (Reinke Edema). This female patient sounded very low-pitched and she described her voice as "male like".

AFTER TREATMENT: 8 weeks after this patient KTP-laser treatment of her polyps in the office.

AFTER TREATMENT: 8 weeks after KTP-laser treatment of polyps in the office.

BEFORE TREATMENT: large polyps in a smoker.

BEFORE TREATMENT: Large polyps in a smoker.

12 weeks AFTER SURGERY: the polyps were surgically removed under general anesthesia while leaving the normal vibratory layer intact. This patient had a normal voice.

AFTER TREATMENT: 8 weeks after KTP-laser treatment of polyps in the office. The vibratory layer of the vocal cords was kept intact giving this patient her female voice back.

Laryngoscopy examination of a patient with large polyps

Reinke edema: before and after laser removal

Office-Based Laryngeal Procedures

Hyaluronic acid injection into vocal cords to reduce cough.

Steroid injection of a inflamed stricture of the subglottic airway in an awake patient

Dr. Weidenbecher takes a biopsy of a voice box cancer in an awake patient in the office.

Vocal Rejuvenation / Presbylarynx

Surgical video showing an in-office vocal cord injection which is performed to boost vocal performance in an elderly patient.

A patient with presbylarynx shares his experience after a vocal cord injection which was done for voice rejuvenation.

Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Examples

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy of a patient with a floppy epiglottis.

Example of a good inspire candidate.

See why mouth breathing is bad for your sleep and can cause apnea.

Inspire Therapy

Dr. Weidenbecher explains the importance of treating OSA

Patient experience with Inspire

Dr. Weidenbecher explains Inspire therapy

See the story of an Inspire patient

Complex Upper Airway

Example of OSA caused by multiple obstructions including base of tongue and epiglottis

Endoscopic Laser Surgery For Voice Box Cancer

Example of vocal cord scarring after radiation therapy for cancer

Patient who underwent laser surgery for vocal cord cancer. Before and after exam findings

Example of an early stage vocal cord cancer

Vocal cord scarring and hoarseness after radiation therapy for vocal cord cancer

Palatal Surgery

Gender Affirming Vocal Surgery

Laryngoscopy: Before glottoplasty

Feminization Glottoplasty: how short should the vocal cords be sutured together?

Surgical video of feminization glottoplasty

What is the role of the throat for transgender voice?

Postoperative following glottoplasty

Laryngeal Papilloma

Both images show the same patient with laryngeal papilloma (RRP). The left image is a regular light endoscopy. The right image shows the same findings using narrow-band imaging (NBI) technology. NBI oftentimes allows for earlier recognition of RRP. Papilloma has a strawberry-like appearance, due to its abnormal vascularization. RRP is caused by a virus which in some cases causes the papilloma to grow back.

Endoscopy exam of a patient with voice box papilloma (RRP)

Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis

Steroid injection of a inflamed stricture of the subglottic airway in an awake patient

Hyoid Suspension/ Airlift Procedure

Airlift procedure explained

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