Presently this page is limited to audio examples of pitch surgeries. All of the "Before" recordings were made with professional equipment in my office. Many of the "After" recordings were made over the telephone or on the patient's computer and this will affect the audio quality.

0020 Before and after voice recording

Patient age
52 years
Patient gender
Male to Female
Prior voice surgery
None
Year of surgery
2006
Follow up
15 months
Dr. Thomas' comments

Her initial surgery was complicated by an infection and a temporary tracheostomy. She had revision surgery with only slight improvement. Looking back 5 years later at her video recording her voice would be improved with a laser vocal cord tightening which I was not doing at that time.

0015 Before and after voice recording

Patient age
56 years
Patient gender
Male to Female
Prior voice surgery
None
Year of surgery
2006
Follow up
64 months
Dr. Thomas' comments

She had a previous cricothyroid approximation that did not improve her voice. She was again not much improved after the feminization laryngoplasty with a thyrohyoid elevation.