Fig. 3

Pictures during surgery of the left arytenoid area with an erbium laser. Upper: before the initiation of the procedure. Obvious difference in the edema of the left non-treated swollen arytenoid in comparison to the already treated right arytenoid area. The right arytenoid area is healed after surgery 3 weeks ago. No scarring, synechiae, or webs are observed; Bottom: post-treatment picture. “Bombardment” of the cranial surface of the right arytenoid results in white areas. The red points represent the holes created to empty the edema fluids