So I finally have the money to be able to get a trachea shave. I have been researching on doctors that can do the operation the most effectively but safely. These doctors are my top choices and I want to know you gals opinions on them or if you have any other referrals.
Dr. Toby Meyer @ BEverly Hills CA cost: $4000
Dr. SPiegel @ Boston, MA cost: $unknown
Dr. "i forgot" lol @ montreal CA cost: $4000 (hes famous but i forgot his name)
PLS PLS PLS I need you ladies' help on this! I have a pretty prominent adams apple and thank God only the prominence is sticking out, not the whole larynx.
THank you much in advance <3 Trista
In Montréal, I think the name you're looking for is Pierre Brassard. His website: http://www.grsmontreal.com (http://www.grsmontreal.com) ~ He apparently works with Maud Bélanger at the clinic. I don't know; she's either his student or she handles "non-SRS" surgeries. You can email them for information.
As for advice, I can't really give you any. I know Dr Brassard is one of the most regarded surgeon for SRS, but I'm clueless otherwise.
If possible, I would recommend choosing a doctor that puts the scar somewhere other than right on top of the adam's apple. Unless he has changed his technique, I'm pretty sure Dr. Spiegel does that so I would rule him out. I'm not sure about the other two.
I had mine done with Dr. O in San Francisco, but only because I was having the rest of my face done at the same time. The scar is under the chin.
thank you :) Amy, is the scar visible? thats why its better to have it done under the chin?
Yes... for now at least. I've been told it fades a lot, but will always be visible. Right now I'm only 2 months post-op and it's still red. Here's a very unflattering picture:
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Another thing to complicate your surgeon choice is a question of how aggressively they attack the Adam's apple.
Some surgeons will try to grind out every little speck of it at a greater risk of affecting the voice.
Others are quite conservative and will just grind out most of it.
Age is also a variable.
Younger patients only need a scalpel, older ones a "rongeur" which is a fancy name for hand nippers.
Gosh, so HAPPY one thing I'm not in need of. No protrusion at all.
BTW, why would that be?
My voice is not THAT girly at all.
Axelle
I don't think the Adam's apple's size is directly related to the voice at all in terms of voice height and cartillage volume.