by Mark Richardson | Apr 20, 2022 | Throat
The tonsils and adenoids are part of the upper airways lymphatic first defence, filtering particles and killing viruses and bacteria with antibodies from white cells. Inflammation can occur, called tonsillitis. After the age of approximately 3 years, this tissue...
by Mark Richardson | Feb 9, 2022 | Throat
The traditional way to remove the tonsils is using “cold steel” dissection. This is usually done with a curette of the adenoids. Stitches are often not needed and bleeding is stopped using electrocautery (diathermy).Coblation is being used for both tonsil...
