Dangers of traditional thyroid nodule removal

  A thyroid nodule is a lump that appears in the thyroid gland and moves up and down with the swallowing movements of the person.  Many people choose to remove the diseased tissues, thinking that the removal will make everything “permanent”, but they do not know that a full or half cut of the thyroid gland will produce scars and cause hypothyroidism, and they will need to take medication for life to maintain the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland. The other side of the half-cut patient will also grow nodules, facing secondary treatment, that removal is really suffering for nothing. And resection will also cause: 1, intraoperative and postoperative bleeding, the current clinical use of ultrasonic knife, the general incidence is very low, but once it occurs, especially postoperative bleeding, the need for secondary surgery to stop bleeding.  2, intraoperative injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior laryngeal nerve, the current incidence at home and abroad is about 2%, and there is a clear correlation with the experience of the surgeon. Once the laryngeal nerve injury occurs, it will lead to postoperative hoarseness, choking and coughing, which is generally difficult to repair.  The larger the size of the thyroid gland, the more thyroid tissue is removed or if thyroid cancer is diagnosed intraoperatively and the lymph nodes need to be cleared, the higher the incidence will be.  With the development of medical technology, there is a better way to cure thyroid nodules: ultra-minimally invasive ablation. Compared to the various hazards of traditional surgery, our minimally invasive ablation procedure is less invasive, quicker to recover, requires no lifelong medication, leaves no scars on the neck, and does not affect the patient’s thyroid function after surgery. With the help of thyroid specialists, ultra-minimally invasive has become the choice of more patients.