Consultant-led diagnosis and treatment for Surgical removal of the tonsils, considered when recurrent sore throats meet specific clinical criteria in children or adults. with personalised care and advanced ENT techniques
What is the condition?
Surgery to remove the tonsils is known as a tonsillectomy. A tonsillectomy will only be considered for a recurrent sore throat in both children and adults if certain criteria are met.
SYMPTOMS
What to look out for?
Your child need to meet the following criteria:
a sore throat caused by tonsillitis
episodes of sore throat that are disabling and stop you functioning normally
seven or more well documented, clinically significant, adequately treated sore throats in the preceding year or
five or more such episodes in each of the preceding two years or
three or more such episodes in each of the preceding three years
TREATMENT
What can be done?
Tonsillectomies are carried out under general anaesthetic, which means you'll be asleep during the procedure. Your mouth will be held open to allow our surgeon to see your tonsils and no cuts will be made in your skin.