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Is it possible to have a tracheal shave or Adam's apple reduction without an external incision? (Photo)

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LaylathequeenMay 3, 2021

I am looking to get the tracheal shave done and I am worried about the incision. Can you please assist?

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Dr. Rahul Seth, MD
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Rahul Seth, MD

As I'm in San Francisco, I don't have a true estimate of the cost in your area. However, the cost should be around 10K, potentially less. The scar can take a while to heal, depending on a number of factors. I perform a scarless technique for tracheal shave where I am perform the procedure from...

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Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD

It's hard to know. We'd need to take a look at your vocal cords to see what went on.  It's possible that we can restore the good pitch.  We do much pitch elevation and it is quite successful.

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Bryan Rolfes, MD

Ricky, Yes, you can make an adam's apple look bigger.  I graft either your own cartilage or a small implant onto the existing adam's apple through a small incision placed up under your chin.  Adding filler or fat grafting can make an adam's look bigger at rest, but the adam's apple mo...

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Philip Solomon, MD, FRCS

Post laryngeal shave swelling can takes weeks to approximately a month to settle. There are inherent  limitations as to how much thyroid cartilage can be removed...  The area of most prominence can be significantly reduced as its above the vocal cords.  The lower area of larynx should not be sig...

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Bryan Rolfes, MD

We all have a thyroid cartilage.  Testosterone tends to make this cartilage more prominent and visible,   Hence it is seen as a masculine feature.  The most common reason for an Adams apples to become more visible is weight loss.  More significant health concerns, like tumors or other grow...

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Kristopher Day, MD, FACS

No, it shouldn't. The tracheal shave procedure removes the outer layer of mostly the thyroid cartilage, which means "shield" in Greek, because it's the outer cartilage of the larynx, or "voicebox." It's the inner structures of the voice box, such as the true and false vocal folds, arytenoids,...

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