Table I.

Indications for autologous fat injection of vocal folds.

Indications for autologous fat injection of vocal folds

Unilateral laryngeal paralysis or paresis Malformations of the vocal fold structure (sulcus glottidis or vergeture) * Scarring due to previous surgery (for benign or malignant lesions of the vocal folds) Scarring due to prolonged intubation or laryngeal fracture/contusion Vocal fold atrophy due to previous radiotherapy Secondary procedure following failure of previous augmentation by means of injection or prosthetic implant (with possible inflammatory reaction and secondary tissue stiffness).

^*Congenital adherence of the epithelium to the ligament with lack of gliding tissue in Reinke's space.