THE ENT BLOG

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

Flexible disposable endoscopes - time saver in laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray.

Laser Tonsil surgery under local anaesthetic spray is a very effective way to help tonsil problems. Not everyone is suitable.

Hard to believe this hole is not the cause of tonsil stones

Tonsil stones, tonsillitis.

Hard to believe this is just impacted food.

It looks more like a tooth coming out of the right tonsil in this man. However the treatment is the same, laser vapourise it right back...

Tonsil stones. Again. It seems a common problem without an easy solution. But there is one.

Tonsil stones may need more than one laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray to completely eradicate them.

Tonsil stone treatment

Tonsil stones appear on the tonsil surface. They form from food which gets jammed into holes and crevices on the tonsil surface.

Tonsil stones treated by local anaesthetic spray laser tonsillectomy

Tonsil stones can be well treated by laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray.

Tonsil stones can be quite deep in the tonsil, so you sometimes have to look hard.

Tonsil stones are sometimes quite deep within the tonsil.

Breakthrough!! Tonsil stone and tonsillitis? Remote Zoom consultation and examination. The future.

New improved way of Zoom consultation using a disposable usb endoscope sent in the post, which is the second camera on Zoom.