Reconstructive surgery may be needed after a large tumor is removed. Reconstructive surgery helps to rebuild the area and restore how the throat works. Your surgeon will often take tissue and blood ...

To answer this question, one must understand the indications for tonsillectomy and risks associated with surgery. There are several indicators for tonsillectomy. Perhaps the most well-known reason is ...

An 11-year-old boy is recovering, learning to walk and talk again, after a ‘botched’ tonsillectomy (AFP via Getty Images) An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy is now regaining the strength to walk and talk ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old son has had many episodes of painful sore throats, and his doctor recommended that his tonsils be removed. Why do kids have more trouble with their tonsils? Is there a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some kids pack on extra weight when their tonsils are removed, U.S. researchers conclude in a review of earlier studies. The possibility that the surgery -- performed on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have their tonsils removed using an "intracapsular" technique -- which removes at least 90 percent of tonsil tissue, but spares the tonsil capsule -- seem to ...

Tonsils are often a topic of conversation among mothers who have toddlers to school age children. A number of myths related ...

IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, YOU MAY HAVE HAD YOUR TONSILS REMOVED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, BUT WHEN IS IT TIME FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO GET THEIRS OUT? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. EMILY WISNIEWSKI SAYS ...