How can we remove tonsils

Techniques to remove tonsils: There are many techniques used for tonsillectomy. General anesthesia is usually employed; but it is possible to perform tonsillectomy with sedation and local anesthesia. In the United States, some degree of electrocautery assisted dissection is most commonly employed, because of the ability to rapidly stop bleeding. Some surgeons use very little cautery...with more bleeding, but with less burned tissue. Use of lasers has been studied and considered by most surgeons. We feel that laser use is primarily a marketing gimmack at this point, since it offers no apparent advantage over certain cautery techniques, and has some very real hazards and extra costs. At least in young children, enlargement or infection frequently affects the adenoids as well as the tonsils...so they are often removed together. Compared to a tonsillectomy, an adenoidectomy is less traumatic and painful.