Use these surgery resources to expand your knowledge of voice procedures and extend your care experience at Duke.

• Frequently Asked Questions About Voice Surgery
  Find answers to questions about the preoperative and postoperative experience at Duke Voice Care Center.
• Voice Surgery Education and Resources
  Education materials and helpful links for Voice Care Center patients

Preoperative Instructions

• Preoperative Instructions
  These are general instructions for patients who are undergoing surgery.
• Voice Surgery Information
  Get general information about voice surgery at Duke.

Postoperative Voice Care

• Voice Use After Voice Microsurgery
  Learn how to care for your voice after voice microsurgery to remove benign lesions.

Office-Based Procedures

• Botox Injection for Spasmodic Dysphonia
  Learn what takes place during botox injection procedure at Duke and find post-procedure instructions.
• Temporary Vocal Fold Augmentation Procedure -- Office Based
  Temporary augmentation procedures offer temporary improvement for voice and swallowing complaints due to vocal fold paralysis, paresis, or atrophy.
• Office-Based Laryngeal Laser Surgery
  Laser surgery for vocal fold papillomas or vascular lesions is offered as an in-office procedure at DVCC.

Operative Procedures

• Voice Microsurgery
  Microsurgery is used to remove benign lesions from the vocal cords.
• Thyroplasty for Vocal Fold Paralysis
  Learn how thyroplasty can improve voice and swallowing complaints due to vocal fold paralysis.
• Vocal Fold Augmentation in the Operating Room
  Fat augmentation surgery can bulk up vocal folds affected by vocal fold atrophy, paralysis, or paresis.
• Arytenoid Adduction for Vocal Fold Paralysis
  The arytenoid adduction procedure can be used in addition to thyroplasty to improve vocal quality.
• Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation for Vocal Fold Paralysis
  This surgery reinnervates the atrophied muscle, restoring the tone and bulk to the vocal fold, making the voice stronger.
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Procedures to Evaluate Swallowing

• Fiberoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES)
  Speech language pathologists use fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing (FEES) to evaluate the swallowing mechanism as you drink liquids and eat solid foods.
• Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study
  Learn more about the videofluoroscopic swallow study offered by specialists at Duke Voice Care Center.