Surgical Services
Dr. Arviso provides a number of surgical services to treat diseases of the vocal folds. Below are a few examples:
- Laryngoscopy is done in the operating room with use of a microscope for magnification. Many different surgeries may be done via this approach.
- Microphonosurgery for removal of benign vocal fold lesions to preserve normal tissue and vocal quality
- CO2 or KTP laser treatment of laryngeal lesions
- Injection augmentation or laryngoplasty to improve position of a paralyzed or weak vocal fold
- Airway surgery to improve and dilate any scar in the larynx or upper trachea
- Vocal fold repositioning surgery, or thyroplasty, is a surgery done to move a paralyzed or weak vocal fold to a better position to improve the voice.
Speech Services
- Videostroboscopy (both rigid and flexible endoscopy) providing most detailed study of function of larynx
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
- Nasopharyngoscopy
- Chronic Cough Evaluation and Therapy
- Comprehensive Voice Evaluation including software-based voice analysis
- Care of the professional speaking voice
- Voice therapy
- Chronic cough evaluation and therapy
- Vocal cord dysfunction/paradoxical vocal fold motion evaluation and treatment
- Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT)
- Swallowing/dysphagia evaluation
- Management of airway and swallowing problems
- Singing voice rehabilitation