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Surgery
for benign vocal fold lesions or for vocal fold paralysis is done only when the
patient cannot achieve the desired voice use or when there is a surgical need
to prevent aspiration of food and liquids.
Two types of surgery are
most common. The first, Phonosurgery, is surgery directly on the vocal folds to
remove a polyp, cyst or edematous tissue (known as Reinke's edema). The second
type, Laryngeal framework surgery, is surgery on the larynx which houses the vocal
folds. This is usually done when there is a vocal fold paralysis or partial paralysis
in order to move the paralyzed vocal fold closer to the functioning one in order
to achieve improved vocal fold closure for voice and swallowing.
Surgery
may also be performed to remove papillomas,
a viral wart-like growth on the vocal folds.
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Surgery
