In this section, we have leaflets for the ENT department. Please only read the materials on the advice of your clinician.
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Adult Tonsillectomy
People who benefit from having their tonsils removed include those who suffer from frequent episodes of acute tonsillitis; tonsoliths (white lumps of debris which become trapped in the tonsils causing bad breath) or snoring and sleep apnoea due to enlarged tonsils ... read more
FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) and Nasal Polypectomy
The operation will be done from inside your nose, with no external scars. It will be done using a small endoscope (fibreoptic telescope). You may have a small dressing inside your nose when you wake up, this will be removed before you go home ... read more
Grommets and Adenoidectomy
Grommets are used to treat Glue Ear and help your child’s hearing. Adenoidectomy prolongs the benefit from Grommets and may also help with snoring and nasal blockage ... read more
Paediatric Tonsillectomy and Adenotonsillectomy
Children who suffer from frequent episodes of acute tonsillitis, sleep disordered breathing or sleep apnoea, benefit from having their tonsils, and possibly adenoids, removed ... read more
Pinnaplasty
TThe operation will be done from behind the ear, with no scars visible from the front.
There will be some fine small sutures on the back of the ear; these will dissolve in due course. The ears will be protected by a dressing and head-bandage which will be removed at the post-operative outpatient appointment a week after the operation ... read more
Septoplasty
The operation will be done from inside your nose, with no external scars.
You may notice some small sutures just inside the nose which will dissolve in due course. You may have some light packing inside your nose when you wake up, this will be removed before you go home ... read more
Septorhinoplasty
The operation will usually be done from inside your nose, 2 scars of 1-2mm may be visible either side of your nasal bridge, these are short-term only and will heal quickly. Sometimes the operation involves a tiny external scar beneath the nasal tip, this will also heal well. You may notice some small sutures just inside the nose which will dissolve in due course. You may have some light packing inside your nose when you wake up, this will be removed before you go home ... read more
