Easier-to-Use Vocal Fold Injectables Prompt More In-Office Procedures

In another study of beagle dogs, autologous cultured fibroblasts improved mucosal pliability and returned normal or near normal mucosal waves in experimentally scarred vocal folds (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004;131:864-70).

These novel therapeutic modalities, all of which use tissue engineering approaches, may hold new promise for treating vocal fold insufficiency and scarring, Dr. DeVore said.

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