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Only patients with vocal fold polyps who had undergone office\u2010based blue laser therapy were included. The voice was evaluated before and after surgery using the Voice Handicap Index\u201010 (VHI\u201010), GRB perceptual evaluation, acoustic analysis, and maximum phonation time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 18 patients were included. The mean age of the study group was 52.5\u2009\u00b1\u200911.94\u2009years. The male\u2010to\u2010female ratio was 2:1. Ten patients of the total group (53.6%) had hemorrhagic polyps and the most common site was the mid\u2010third of the vocal fold. All patients who presented for follow\u2010up (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a015) had partial or complete regression of the lesion (4 and 11, respectively). 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There was also a marked decrease in the perturbation parameters (jitter and shimmer) and a significant increase in the MPT from 10.66\u2009\u00b1\u20094.22\u2009s to 14.26\u2009\u00b1\u20096.26\u2009s (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.028).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Office\u2010based blue laser therapy is an effective treatment modality in patients with vocal fold polyps.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title><jats:p>4 <jats:italic>Laryngoscope<\/jats:italic>, 133:2712\u20132718, 2023<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.30602","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,8]],"date-time":"2023-02-08T13:42:15Z","timestamp":1675863735000},"page":"2712-2718","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Office\u2010based Blue Laser Therapy of Vocal Fold Polyps: A Cohort of 18 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