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When a Broadway singer risked losing both his voice and career, Dr Christina Ng used an advanced blue light laser technique to restore it. In 2025, she brought this innovative treatment to Singapore for the first time.
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Dr Christina Ng first learnt the blue light laser technique during her Ministry of Health HMDP fellowship at Stanford University. One memorable patient was a Broadway performer whose vocal fold lesion threatened the opening of a long-awaited production. The treatment restored his voice just in time.
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Now available at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH), the clinic-based blue light laser treats throat and voice disorders including polyps, cysts and papillomas. Its highly targeted precision helps preserve healthy surrounding tissue while allowing patients to undergo a minimally invasive outpatient procedure with faster recovery and a quicker return to everyday life.
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Before this technique was introduced, many patients required surgery under general anaesthesia, often involving higher costs, more preparation and a longer recovery. Dr Ng believes the blue light laser offers professionals who rely on their voices safer treatment with better outcomes. More importantly, it helps preserve not only their voice, but also their identity, livelihood and passion.
Inspired by Stanford's culture of innovation, Dr Ng has returned to Singapore committed to growing expertise in advanced voice care. She now shares her knowledge of the blue light laser technique with colleagues at SKH and Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) residents across Singapore, while contributing through regional conferences and academic publications as one of the few doctors in Asia trained in the procedure.
As awareness of voice health continues to grow through video conferencing, voice assistants and social media, she expects more patients to seek treatment earlier. Ultimately, her goal is to develop SKH into a multidisciplinary regional training hub for laryngology that continues to innovate, strengthen Singapore's voice programme and inspire the next generation of ENT clinicians.
This article was first published on 17 November 2025.
“In laryngology, we're not just treating a lesion. More importantly, we are preserving the identity, livelihood and passion of the patient.”
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