A number of aging businessmen are opting for “voice-lift” surgeries in order to improve the strength of their voice.

The voice lift, which costs up to 6,000 pounds, is expected to become increasingly popular as more people now work well past retirement.
The doctors treating them, known as phonosurgeons, claim it reduces the reediness in the voice.
John Rubin, a consultant at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London, advocates injecting stomach fat into the vocal cords to bulk them up and boost the voice.
Some surgeons use collagen or other fillers more commonly used to plump up lips, but these can make the vocal cords too stiff or work only in the short term, Rubin said.
"The biomechanical properties of fat aren't that different from the vocal cords. Fat has a high water content, so half of what is injected disappears within 36 hours. The rest stays put and will be effective for [up to] 18 months," he explained to a Sunday newspaper.
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Meanwhile in the U.S., scientist Robert Langer and Steven Zeitels, the throat surgeon who saved singer Adele's voice earlier this year, are perfecting a rubbery gel that restores elasticity to aged and damaged vocal cords.
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Source-ANI