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

Not all white lumps in the tonsil are tonsil stones.

Not all white lumps in the tonsil are tonsil stones.

White lumps in the tonsil

Multiple tonsil stones causing a bad taste and the impression of bad breath.

Multiple tonsil stones causing a bad taste and the impression of bad breath.

Tonsil stones treated with laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray in clinic.

Even tiny remnants after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray can cause problems

Even tiny remnants after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray can cause problems

https://medicalcaseoftheday.blogspot.com/2021/08/tiny-tonsil-remnants-with-micron-sized.html Those tonsil stones are micron size but...

Large sore tonsils cause tonsillitis, snoring and bad breath. But the NHS won't treat them.

Large sore tonsils cause tonsillitis, snoring and bad breath. But the NHS won't treat them.

Tonsils cause several different issues from sore throats to snoring and bad breath. Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray helps

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.

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

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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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