The Vocal Fold Augmentation with Liposuctioned Autologous Fat.
- Author:
Young Ik SON
1
;
Joo Hyun PARK
;
Eun Kyung LEE
;
Juno SHIN
Author Information
1. Departement of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. yison@samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vocal paralysis;
Autologous fat;
Injection
- MeSH:
Acoustics;
Hoarseness;
Humans;
Laryngoplasty;
Paralysis;
Polytetrafluoroethylene;
Vocal Cord Paralysis;
Vocal Cords*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1999;42(12):1568-1573
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: We experienced 11 cases of hoarseness and aspiration caused by vocal cord palsy or volume deficit. There are many materials used for injection into vocal cords to relieve hoarseness and aspiration (paraffin, gel foam, teflon, etc.). But, these materials can cause tissue reaction. Recently, many authors reported successful results by the injection laryngoplasty with autologous fat. And we discuss the effectiveness and complications of the injection thyroplasty with autologous fat. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We injected lipo-suctioned autologous fat into vocal cords with our method, and observed the effectiveness and complications of that method for more than 6 months. We analyzed hoarseness score and aspiration score and performed the acoustic analysis of speech. RESULTS: We found only little improvement in the cases of sulcus vocalis, but good short-term results in the cases of vocal cord palsy. We observed no significant complications. CONCLUSION: The injection thyroplasty with autologous fat is a safe, efficacious, economical and well-tolerated intervention for vocal cord palsy patients, who have possible reversibility of palsy, to relieve hoarseness and aspiration for short term.
