Adenoid Surgery
Adenoid operation is performed under general anesthesia. The patient is given a syrup to relax him before he is lowered into the operating room. Then, he is asked to blow into the anesthesia balloon with the help of a mask in the operation room. While blowing into the anesthetic balloon, the patient begins to sleep and the other steps of general anesthesia are completed. The mouth is made open by applying a tool called a mouth opener. There are two methods.
The first is the method of removing adenoids with the help of curette. The other is the evaporation method. Today, the evaporation method (Plasma Method) is widely used. After saline is given to the application area, the excess area in the adenoid is evaporated by the plasma effect with radiofrequency energy and is removed by vacuuming with the help of a specially designed device.
Which Anesthesia Method Is Used?
Adenoid surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Especially in the evaporation method, the time is approximately 10-15 minutes. With the help of the camera, the nasal region can be seen and it provides the opportunity to do it without damaging the surrounding tissues. This minimizes the risks. On the sides of the nasal region are the mouths of the Eustachian tube that ventilates the ear. These structures can be damaged in the excessive nasal flesh removal processes done without seeing. However, since a sufficient angle of view is provided by the camera in the coblator system, the risk in question is negligible.
What is the Process After Adenoid Surgery?
After 2 hours from the operation, when the sleep-inducing effect of general anesthesia disappears, feeding is started. There is no special diet as in tonsil surgery. The possibility of experiencing complications with the evaporation method is negligible.
Adenoid Are There Any Pain After Surgery?
There is no nerve tissue perceiving the sensation of pain in the nasal region. Therefore, it is a painless operation.