Sam Smith To Make ‘Full Recovery' After Successful Vocal Cord Surgery

Sam Smith's Surgeon Breaks Silence On Singer's Vocal Cord Op
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The 'Stay With Me' singer was forced to cancel a string of Australian shows last month and put recording of his upcoming album on hold.

Sam is now expected to make a full recovery following the op in Boston on Thursday.

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In a statement, Massachusetts General Hospital, which treated the British star, said: "Sam Smith underwent vocal cord microsurgery by Steven Zeitels, MD, to stop recurrent vocal cord haemorrhage (bleeding). This condition is the result of unstable blood vessels in the vocal cord that can rupture and prevent vocal performance.

"Sam came to Boston to consult and undergo corrective voice surgery with Zeitels, the director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Centre. Zeitels, who is also the Eugene B. Casey Professor of Laryngeal Surgery at Harvard Medical School, has pioneered many vocal cord surgery procedures for benign and malignant problems including the use of specialised lasers to stop vocal cord bleeding in singers.

He has performed this unique procedure for many vocalists - including Steven Tyler, Lionel Richie, and Adele - allowing them to return to full performance. Similarly, Zeitels expects Sam to make a full recovery from his laser microsurgery."

The 23-year-old British star recently warned fans he would not be able to speak for three weeks following the procedure.

In a post on Instagram, he wrote: "Enjoying my last day of speaking. After today no speaking for three weeks. So if you see me on the streets sorry if you think I'm a d***head and can't say hello. Also gonna be silent for my birthday. Sounds fun aye? (sic)"

Sam Smith's Biggest Achievements
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (01 of18)
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Taking home three Brit Awards for Critics Choice in 2014 and British Breakthrough Act and Global Success in 2015. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (02 of18)
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Won four Grammys in 2015 including Best New Artist, "Stay with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (03 of18)
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Topped the 2014 BBC Sound Of poll, beating off competition from Ella Eyre and George Ezra. (credit:Michael Tran via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (04 of18)
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Performed a duet of ‘Stay With Me’ with Mary J. Blige. (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (05 of18)
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Recorded a version of ‘Lay Me Down’ with John Legend, which went on to top the charts. (credit:Comic Relief/AP)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (06 of18)
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Amassed an army of celebrity fans including Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. (credit:Instagram)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (07 of18)
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Sold out New York’s Madison Square Garden. (credit:Rob Loud via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (08 of18)
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Transformed his relationship with food to become just four pounds away from his goal weight. (credit:Instagram)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (09 of18)
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Scored the fastest selling album of 2014. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (10 of18)
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Became the only artist to sell 1 million albums in UK and US in 2014. (credit:SAV via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (11 of18)
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Gained 2.85 million followers on Twitter and 3.8 million Instagram fans. (credit:Simon James via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (12 of18)
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Set a US sales record after debut album, ‘In the Lonely Hour’, the most sold in the first week by a UK male artist's debut album, shifting 166,000 copies. (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (13 of18)
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Received the honour of being invited to perform at the Grammys. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (14 of18)
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His album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ became the second best-selling on 2014, just behind Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’. (credit:Christopher Polk via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (15 of18)
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Performed on a sell-out tour in spring 2014, before announcing a world arena tour for this year. (credit:Sven Hoppe/DPA)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (16 of18)
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Picked up two Ivor Novello nominations. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (17 of18)
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Won three Billboard Music Awards for Top New Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist in 2015. (credit:Lionel Hahn/ABACA USA)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (18 of18)
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Got into his first Twitter spat after wading into the Louis Tomlinson/Naughty Boy row. (credit:Daniel DeSlover/Zuma Press)