I had the balloon dilation done in March along with my ENT cutting into tissue (not laser) to make the opening bigger (mostly subglottis -- only a little tracheal involvement). Only thing I know about stents is that there is a risk of granulomas growing around the foreign body, which is why they are not done frequently. Are you in the US? My doc is Robert Lebovics, a leading specialilst in these kinds of surgeries, and he is in Manhattan.
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