Tonsillar and Adenoid Surgery

Jay Dolitsky MD FAAP, Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology NY Medical College and
Director of Pediatric Otolaryngolgy at NY Eye and Ear Infirmary s discusses the more specific guidelines put in place to have a tonsillectomy. Now doctors take tonsils out frequently not just for recurrent throat infection, but for obstruction: snoring, mouth breathing, and difficulty sleeping and swallowing. Now they can shave the tonsils down instead of completely removing them. It is less painful, less risk of bleeding, and a much quicker recuperation. They remove about 85-90% of the tonsils and the possibility of them growing back is very slim. For more information, visit www.DrMDK.com