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Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery

Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic may still leave tonsil stones needing a second procedure

Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic may still leave tonsil stones needing a second procedure

Second stage laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray required

Very large tonsils need laser tonsillectomy under general anaesthetic using an operating microscope

Very large tonsils need laser tonsillectomy under general anaesthetic using an operating microscope

Tonsillectomy by laser for very large tonsils

Tonsil stones form in crypts and holes in the tonsil. Here is one that is beginning to form.

Tonsil stones form in crypts and holes in the tonsil. Here is one that is beginning to form.

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis can be treated under local anaesthetic spray using the carbon dioxide laser in clinic. A lunchtime procedure.

Before and after laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic for blocked nose

Before and after laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic for blocked nose

Blocked nose treatment in clinic under local anaesthetic. Holmium Yag laser turbinoplasty before and after.

Tonsil stones form in holes in the tonsils They cause sore throats, bad taste and bad breath.

Tonsil stones form in holes in the tonsils They cause sore throats, bad taste and bad breath.

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis

Blocked nose treatment under local anaesthetic in clinic

Blocked nose treatment under local anaesthetic in clinic

Blocked nose treatment laser turbinoplasty

Small tonsils can still have disease and tonsil stones

Small tonsils can still have disease and tonsil stones

Tonsil crypt with tonsil stones and tonsillitis

Blocked nose due to enlarged inferior turbinates

Blocked nose due to enlarged inferior turbinates

Treatment for this problem can be successfully carried out in the clinic under local anaesthetic. The procedure is called Holmium Yag...

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Mike Dilkes is a leading ENT surgeon based in London. He specialises in laser surgery for treatment of a range of Ear, Nose & Throat issues including tonsillitis, tonsil stones, bad breath, blocked nose, snoring, sleep apnoea, cancers, catarrh and allergies. Typical treatments include laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray (also called tonsillotomy, tonsil resurfacing, tonsil cryptolysis), palatoplasty (LAUP - for snoring), septoplasty, turbinoplasty, uvulectomy and posterior turbinoplasty for post nasal drip. Mike Dilkes has 25 years of experience as an ENT Consultant, and has performed over 2,000 laser tonsillectomies and over 1,000 nose unblocking operations.

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