How is Tonsillectomy (Tonsil surgery) performed?
Tonsil surgery is an operation that takes about half an hour under general anesthesia. It is done through the mouth without any skin incision.
To dislodge the tonsils, such as scalpel (cold blade), harmonic blade (devices using ultrasonic energy), thermal welding (devices operating with heat energy), bipolar radiofrequency ablation (plasma blade), argon plasma method, microdebrider method, electrocautery and laser. various methods can be used. Each of these methods has some advantages and disadvantages. In recent years, thermal welding method working with heat energy is frequently preferred due to its advantages such as less bleeding risk, no bleeding during surgery, less pain and faster healing.
Tonsillectomy (Tonsil Surgery)
- Tonsillectomy (Tonsil Surgery)
- What are tonsils?
- What is tonsillitis (tonsil inflammation)?
- Why is tonsillectomy performed?
- At what age is Tonsillectomy performed?
- How is Tonsillectomy (Tonsil surgery) performed?
- What is tonsillotomy (tonsil reduction)?
- What is the recovery process like after tonsillectomy?
- How is nutrition after tonsillectomy (tonsil surgery)?
- Will there be bleeding after tonsillectomy?
- Does removal of tonsils weaken immune system?
- In which season is tonsil surgery (Tonsillectomy) performed?
- In which cases tonsil surgery (Tonsillectomy) is not performed?