Surgical removal is recommended for recurrent inflammation and enlargement of the tonsils. Recovery after surgery is usually quick, with a gradual recovery in 1 month.
Tonsils are the immune organs of the body. Tonsils in infants and children are larger and have the function of resisting colds and flu, and they gradually shrink in adulthood. If the tonsils are repeatedly inflamed or hypertrophied blocking the throat area, there is a significant foreign body sensation and affects eating, tonsillectomy surgery, such as plasma ablation, is required. The tonsils recover quickly after surgery, but patients need to be aware that they cannot eat or drink for 4 hours after surgery, and can drink and eat liquid food, such as soup or thin gruel, after 4 hours. Five days after surgery, patients can start to eat semi-liquid food, and seven days after surgery, they can eat normally and pay attention to balanced nutrition.
In addition, patients should pay attention to keeping warm after surgery, prevent colds, and avoid eating chili peppers or hard nuts to avoid scratching the tonsil surgery area and causing bleeding.