What are the advantages and disadvantages of tonsillectomy

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Many patients will appear tonsillitis, tonsillitis is just a small problem, as long as through scientific treatment can be recovered, but for tonsillectomy this problem will cause attention, next we will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of tonsillectomy.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tonsillectomy

First: from the point of view of immunity, the tonsil should not be removed at will because of its immune effect on the body. Arbitrary resection of these tissues will eliminate the local immune response, and even reduce the immunity of respiratory tract to resist infection, resulting in immune surveillance disorder.

Second, patients need to be treated correctly and have tonsillectomy. Tonsillar hypertrophy is a normal physiological phenomenon in children. If tonsillar hypertrophy does not affect breathing and swallowing and does not produce severe clinical manifestations, it should not be removed. Because resection may affect the local immune response and reduce the body's anti infection ability.

Third: if tonsillitis attacks repeatedly, hinders breathing and swallowing, causes rheumatism and nephritis and other diseases, it should be removed in time. In general, tonsillectomy should be performed after the age of four, and 2-3 weeks after the inflammation subsides.

matters needing attention

Tonsillectomy has many advantages, but it also has some disadvantages. The view of tonsillectomy needs to be considered according to the patient's own situation.