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THE ENT BLOG

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

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

Why intracapsular inside-out laser tonsillectomy is so good.

Why intracapsular inside-out laser tonsillectomy is so good.

Tonsils treated with laser tonsillectomy

Small tonsil stone within a hole in the tonsils. Can be laser vapourised under local anaesthetic

Small tonsil stone within a hole in the tonsils. Can be laser vapourised under local anaesthetic

Tonsil stone treatment with local anaesthetic spray laser tonsillectomy

Disposable HD camera during Zoom for tonsil surgery assesment.

Disposable HD camera during Zoom for tonsil surgery assesment.

Easy to assess this chap with recurrent tonsillitis who really needs his tonsils shrinking back. This picture was a screenshot off my...

Double tonsil defect with tonsil stones deep within.

Double tonsil defect with tonsil stones deep within.

Tonsil with tonsil stones. Needs local anaesthetic spray laser tonsillectomy.

Are tonsil stones a cause of tonsillitis?

Tonsil stones, tonsillitis and bad taste/smell are probably all related.

Lasers in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

Lasers in ENT. Realistically only a few procedures where it really works to the patient's advantage. #tonsillectomy #blocked nose

Versatility of the high definition video endoscope at HealthHub means no scope down the nose.

Versatility of the high definition video endoscope at HealthHub means no scope down the nose.

High definition video endoscopy is not widely available due to its very high cost. However it does offer real advantages.

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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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