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‘Less pain’ to remove tonsils – EurekAlert
A 10-year study from Flinders University has found ”shrinking” tonsils results in far less pain and bleeding than a full tonsillectomy.
The research paper, p…
A 10-year study from Flinders University has found “shrinking” tonsils results in far less pain and bleeding than a full tonsillectomy.
The research paper, published this month in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, looked at 608 children who underwent tonsil surgery between 2008 and 2018.
Children who had their tonsils reduced with a small portion left intact, returned to normal activities after an average of 4.6 days compared to 11.1 days after a full tonsillectomy.
They wer…
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