A surgical procedure wherein the tonsils are removed is referred to as tonsillectomy.
The most common reasons why a person needs to undergo this type of surgery are:
The most common reasons why a person needs to undergo this type of surgery are:
- Recurrent tonsilitis
- Chronic tonsilitis which is usually associated from moderate to severe throat pain
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Difficulty in eating or swallowing due to very large tonsils
- Tonsilloliths (also called tonsil stone, tonsillar debris, tonsillar pearl, zot or calculus of the tonsil)
- Patients have abnormally large tonsils with impacts in the tonsils
Tonsillectomy - Harmonic scalpel procedures:
The operation is done by an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist surgeon in a hospital who is also referred to as the Otolaryngologist. The patient's tongue is first depressed using "Davis Gag" which is a surgical device ensuring that the mouth is open during the entire procedure and the tongue depressed.
During the operation, the surgeon removes the tonsils from the side of the throat. This step is done by carefully scraping away the tonsil tissue located in between two muscles in the back of the throat using surgical stainless steel tweezers and scalpels.
The entire surgery may last from 30 to 45 minutes.
The operation is done by an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist surgeon in a hospital who is also referred to as the Otolaryngologist. The patient's tongue is first depressed using "Davis Gag" which is a surgical device ensuring that the mouth is open during the entire procedure and the tongue depressed.
During the operation, the surgeon removes the tonsils from the side of the throat. This step is done by carefully scraping away the tonsil tissue located in between two muscles in the back of the throat using surgical stainless steel tweezers and scalpels.
The entire surgery may last from 30 to 45 minutes.
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