Preliminary Results of Clinical Application with a New Temporary Vocal Fold Injection Material : Radiesse Lite

Kwon, Tack-Kyun; Jackie, Gartner-Schmidt; Rosen, Clark A.

J Korean Soc Laryngol Phoniatr Logop > Volume 15(2); 2004 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics 2004;15(2): 87-91.

새로운 임시적 성대 주입물 : Radiesse Lite에 대한 예비 임상실험

권택균¹, ², ²

¹분당서울대학교병원 이비인후과
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Preliminary Results of Clinical Application with a New Temporary Vocal Fold Injection Material : Radiesse Lite

Tack-Kyun Kwon¹, Gartner-Schmidt Jackie², Clark A. Rosen²

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
²University of Pittsburgh Voice Center

ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives
: Temporary vocal fold injection is not only performed to restore the laryngeal function in temporary unilateral vocal fold paralysis or paresis, but also performed as a test injection prior to the permanent injection. Gelfoam has been safely used for the past several decades for the temporary vocal fold augmentation. Recently, we found a new material, called Radieses Lite, may be used as a temporary injection material. Material and Methods : We report preliminary results of 11 patients who had Radiesse Lite injection with a variety of pathologies.
Results
: Based on the results from the 6 patients who completed follow-up, the duration of effectiveness of Radiesse Lite seems to be from 2 to 3 months depending on the injection amount. Radiesse Lite satisfies several requirements of the ideal temporary vocal fold injection material in terms of injectability, convenience, duration of effectiveness and safety.
Conclusion
: The authors concluded that Radiesse Lite might be a good option for temporary vocal fold injection especially in the office setting.

KEY WORDS： Radiesse Lite;Temporary vocal fold injection;Charboxymethylcellulose(CMC);