So, I had my VFS with Dr. Haben in Rochester last May. I had a gap in the anterior portion of my vocal folds afterward that presented me with hoarseness, breathiness, and a lack of power. This gap was not necessarily a direct surgery effect, but because I smoked for 17 years (quit in 1999), I am 49, and I had hoarseness before the surgery, the surgery just made this more pronounced since the webbing that took away my lower Hz also took away much of the folds that were touching. That left me with just one small area that came together to create sound. Here is the gap:
After the prolaryn inject last fri here is the picture:
No breathiness or hoarseness, and much more power. My UHC insurance covered the injections. The injection is a temporary solution and will need to be redone in several months. There is a longer lasting one (prolaryn Plus, I believe) and it lasts a year or two. My Dr. used the temp gel to see how mine reacted and gauge what to use in the long term injection that we will do next time, later this year.
I thought I would share this in case others have no idea about this solution, or if you have questions. I am happy to answer.