Postoperative Instructions -- Very Important
Laryngoscopy is a procedure involving examination of the structures from the tongue base to the voice box and vocal cords. It is also used for surgery on the vocal cords or removal of a foreign body or tumor. It is frequently preformed and considered to be one of the safest.
Among the few complications that may occur are injury to the teeth risks of general anesthesia bleeding after biopsy and failure of the vocal cords to heal after biopsy. If polyps nodules or small well-circumscribed cancers are present the laser may be used to remove these lesions. Voice changes and/or hoarseness are possible after such vocal cord surgery.
