DownloadAge: 51Male or female: male-to-femaleType of surgery: Laser cord reductionPrior voice surgery: Cricothyroid approximationTrach shave: No previous Trach shaveYear of surgery: 2003Follow up (in months): 7Dr. Thomas' comments: She had a cricothyroid approximation 2 years earlier and felt that her pitch had dropped back down. We tried a surgical (microlaryngoscopy with CO2 laser) laser tuning. I was not impressed that the laser tightening added anything to her vocal pitch.
She had a cricothyroid approximation 2 years earlier and felt that her pitch had dropped back down. We tried a surgical (microlaryngoscopy with CO2 laser) laser tuning. I was not impressed that the laser tightening added anything to her vocal pitch.