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Adam’s apple reduction surgery - can a scleroderma sufferer could undergo this procedure?

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zoesch005Jun 3, 2025

I would like to ask whether a scleroderma sufferer could undergo this procedure. Thank you in advance.

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Jacob Tower, MD

Hello, hope you are doing well. Thank you for submitting your question. Unfortunately, I think you would be disappointed with the results of either of these approaches (Botox/HA filler) as a substitute for tracheal shave surgery. The Adam's Apple is caused by cartilage and cannot be reduced with...

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Jacob Tower, MD

Hello, hope you are well. In general, the better exposure a surgeon has to perform a task, the better the outcome will be and the lower the risk profile. The open approach (external incision) trach shave has been yielding good results for decades and is inherently safer than 'scarless'...

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Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD

Yes, significant weight gain will hide that. But, it will also significantly alter your entire face and body (and isn't so great for your health). However, we can remove the Adam's apple fairly easily using a technique I designed and published. This should let that be much smaller without...

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Stephen Kleid, MBBS, FRACS

You have a long thin neck, so the normal features of your laryngeal skeleton are visible. The top prominence seems to be your Thyroid lamina (the Adam's apple). It can be reduced, as we do for trans-women. The lower prominence is probably your cricoid cartilage, which cannot be interfered with...

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Rahul Seth, MD

Thank you for your question and I'm sorry to hear about the issue you are having. As you have indicated, it looks like the skin has stuck down to the cartilage. In order to try to help improve this, it may require a revision surgery where muscle and fat is brought in from the sides of the neck...

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