Venezuelan singer Karina underwent successful surgery in Venezuela to remove a hemorrhagic polyp from her vocal cords after months of persistent hoarseness and unsuccessful treatments following her European tour forced a temporary pause in her musical career.
The ordeal for the artist known as Karina, La Voz
began after she completed her recent concert tour in Europe according to regional reporting. Initially, she assumed the vocal fatigue was standard exhaustion from performing, telling her followers on Wednesday, September 30, that she had spent more than two months hoarse as noted by NTN24.
When the hoarseness lingered without improvement from rest, she sought medical opinions across different countries. Specialists ultimately diagnosed a hemorrhagic polyp directly on her vocal cords. Such lesions function like a blood blister on the vocal fold, disrupting vibration and causing severe hoarseness, vocal fatigue, and a loss of range as detailed by Primicia. Meridiano further noted that this condition comes from family, while noting the 56-year-old singer initially attempted two months of fruitless treatment.
Karina Faces Vocal Surgery in Venezuela
Confronted with a condition threatening her primary instrument, the pop star admitted that the diagnosis triggered intense anxiety as she faced months of vocal strain and a major upcoming tour scheduled for late 2026 that she noted was one of the ones she was most excited to carry out in years.
Karina said that it has been very difficult for me these last few months. After the European tour I took some time to rest because I thought I was tired from my voice, something that had never happened to me before, I was hoarse and finally I went to the doctor because it seemed strange to me. We did several treatments (…
Although she evaluated medical options internationally, the singer decided to return to her home country for the procedure led by otorhinolaryngologist Nora Elena Hernández—identified as Nora Elías in TenemosNoticias—whom she described as one of the most prominent specialists in Latin America according to Meridiano. Choosing local medical professionals provided a vital sense of security during a high-stakes moment while away from her children, who maintain their lives abroad, with the artist noting she needed her people, her doctors, her nurses, her Ávila, and her oxygen as reported by El Periódico de Monagas.
Karina Enters Strict Vocal Rest
Following the successful intervention, the interpreter of Sé Cómo Duele
(cited as Sé cómo duele
in El Periódico de Monagas), Desde Mi Ventana
(noted as Desde mi ventana
by Meridiano), and Sálvame
(referenced by NTN24) entered a period of absolute vocal rest that required her to remain completely silent for days. Despite the severity of the underlying ligamentous injury in her throat highlighted by El Periódico de Monagas, she struck an optimistic tone about her rehabilitation and future performances.
Karina added that destiny forced me to stop and take a journey deep inside myself, I’ll tell you about it later. For now I’m perfect, and like all string instruments, although mine weren’t changed they’ve already been repotentiated.