▁thin ▁sc iss ors ▁and ▁scal p els ▁or ▁CO 2 ▁surg ical ▁las ers ▁might ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁nod ules . ▁ ▁Mic ros ut ures ▁are ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁inc ision . ▁V ocal ▁rest ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁days ▁is ▁recommended ▁post ▁surg ery ▁to ▁facil itate ▁he aling . ▁ ▁Pro gn osis ▁ ▁V ocal ▁fol d ▁nod ules ▁typically ▁respond ▁well ▁to ▁non - s urg ical / be hav iour al ▁treatment ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁" T re at ment " ▁section . ▁Therefore , ▁if ▁the ▁patient ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁such ▁behaviour ▁modification ▁techniques ▁the ▁pro gn osis ▁is ▁good ▁( although ▁exact ▁data ▁is ▁not ▁available ). ▁If ▁les ions ▁are ▁still ▁present ▁after ▁non - s urg ical ▁treatment ▁methods , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁they ▁are ▁another ▁form ▁of ▁ ▁ben ign ▁vocal ▁fol d ▁les ion ▁( pol yp , ▁f ibr ous ▁mass , ▁c yst , ▁or ▁pseud oc yst ). ▁The ▁pro gn osis ▁of ▁requiring ▁surg ery ▁would ▁only ▁occur ▁after ▁an ▁exhaust ive ▁attempt ▁at ▁non - s urg ical ▁ther apy ▁techniques ▁has ▁been ▁applied . ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁ ▁Research ▁on ▁the ▁ep ide mi ology ▁of ▁vocal ▁fol d ▁nod ules ▁in ▁children ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁nod ules ▁are ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁boys ▁( 2 : 1 ), ▁in ▁particular ▁boys ▁who ▁are ▁active ▁and