Abstract
The state of art of Laryngoplastic surgery gaining day to day importance where Rhinoplasty stood almost a century ago. Medialization Laryngoplasty using Silastic Implant for the correction of symptomatic unilateral vocal cord paralysis is discussed.
Key Words: Vocal cord paralysis, laryngoplasty, silastic implant, phonosurgery
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