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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Classic snorer's throat
Snoring is often made worse by an elongated palate and enlarged tonsils. Often the enlarged soft palate is caused by chronic snoring.
Lump coming out of the tonsil. This is unusual but does not look serious.
Lump coming out of right tonsil can be investigated with MRI scanning before being laser vapourised under local anaesthetic spray.
Cost of private tonsillectomy in London. You can save money by having laser tonsillectomy under LA.
The cost of a tonsillectomy in London under general anaesthetic is around £3500 when all expenses have been taken into account. This is...
Tonsil examination via Zoom
Modern camera systems can give a very good view into the throat for tonsil problems etc.
Laser turbinoplasty in clinic under local anaesthetic - nose unblocking
Laser turbinoplasty works well, but in this situation the patient had some pain so it was only half completed. As you can see the part...
Blocked nose due to a deviated nasal septum. This is a common cause of snoring.
Blocked nose due to a septal deviation can be nicely treated by septoplasty.
Nose unblocking surgery in clinic. Using the Holmium YAG laser under local anaesthetic.
Nose unblocking laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic. This procedure has a high patient satisfaction rate.
Tonsil stones - how to treat them and how to permanently cure them
Tonsil stones - how to treat them and how to permanently cure them. Simple techniques to ameliorate or eradicate them.
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