• Till the preceding night of the surgery, duly take all medications prescribed by the ENT surgeon.
• Do not eat anything at all from midnight onwards prior to the surgery day.
• If the patient’s is suffering from cough, cold, fever or throat pain, it must be mentioned to the doctor and anaesthetist. 
• If the patient is allergic to any drugs that should be mentioned as well.

• The patient will not be allowed any drink or food till 4-5 hours after the surgery. After that water can be given to sip.
• Do not whisper or shout as these activities strain your vocal cords. Complete rest of voice is required for about a week.
• The patient will be discharged either on the same day or next day of the surgery.
• The patient must take all the medications on schedule as prescribed by the surgeon.
• Feeling soreness, dryness and lumpiness in throat are normal after this surgery.
• If one’s profession requires extensive voice usage, it is advised to take a break from work for minimum 3 weeks to let the vocal cords heal.

The patient is required to visit the OPD for weekly reviews for three weeks post-surgery. The surgeon will decide on further follow-up visits

• The laryngoscope inserted through the mouth might put pressure on the upper jaw which can result in chipped tooth, despite adequate protection.
• Sometimes the tongue might get pinched between the laryngoscope and the lower jaw causing the nerve (on one side or both) to get pressurized, thus causing numbness of tongue which can last up to a few weeks.
• While the medical team will work to the highest ability, a few surgery outcomes may be less than satisfactory.
• Though bleeding risk in a microlaryngoscopy is   nominal, but blood thinning medications might cause bleeding.
• Sometimes, a larynx infection or voice box swelling can turn severe to exert pressure on the wind pipe leading to breathing difficulties.
• Though the laser is a safe tool in expert surgical hands, but in some extremely rare case some  complications might arise due to laser.