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

Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray for tonsil stones +tonsillitis. A lunchtime op much cheaper than traditional tonsillectomy

Tonsil stones cause bad breath and tonsillitis, and form in holes and cracks on the tonsil surface.

The arrow shows a tonsil stone emerging from the front of the left tonsil. It's arising in a gap that has formed between the front of the...

Bad breath and halitosis caused by tonsil stones

How to get rid of tonsil stones permanently, by using laser removal of the tonsils under local anaesthetic spray.

How to remove tonsil stones under local anaesthetic spray by laser vapourisation. In clinic. A lunchtime procedure.

The gold standard operation for tonsil stones is traditional tonsillectomy. But it's expensive, dangerous and very painful.

Tonsil stones are a cause of bad breath and halitosis.