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Throat, Airway & Voice Procedures

• Tonsillectomy Removes the tonsils for repeated throat infections or sleep problems; recovery takes about 10 to 14 days.
• Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Removes the tonsils and adenoid in one surgery, for sleep problems or repeated infections; recovery takes about 10 to 14 days.
• Adenoidectomy Removes the adenoid behind the nose, for sleep problems or repeated infections; most children are back at school in 48 hours.
• Inspire Surgery An implant for sleep apnea that stimulates the nerve that moves the tongue; it is turned on about 1 month after surgery.
• Vocal Fold Injection Plumps up a weak or thin vocal cord to help the voice, followed by 48 hours of complete voice rest.
• Direct Laryngoscopy A close look at the throat and voice box under anesthesia, to take a biopsy or remove a vocal cord growth.
• Injection Snoreplasty An injection that stiffens the soft palate, with the goal of quieter snoring; done awake in our office.
• Uvulectomy Removes part of the uvula, the tissue that hangs at the back of the throat, in a short office visit.
• Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) Shows where your airway narrows during sleep, to help plan sleep apnea treatment such as Inspire.
• Tongue-Tie Release Releases a baby's tight tongue-tie in less than a minute, and your baby can feed right afterward.

Nose & Sinus Procedures

• Sinus Surgery Opens blocked sinuses using a small camera inside the nose; plan up to a week off.
• Balloon Sinuplasty Opens blocked sinuses with a small balloon through the nostrils; most people are back to work in 1 to 2 days.
• Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction Straightens the wall between your nostrils to make room for air, often with turbinate reduction; plan up to a week off.
• Balloon Septoplasty Reshapes a bent septum with a small balloon in about 10 minutes, with no incisions.
• Turbinate Reduction Shrinks the enlarged shelves inside the nose to make room for air, usually in our office while you are awake.
• VivAer A 15-minute office treatment that reshapes the nasal valve, just inside the front of the nose, without cuts.
• ClariFix Calms the nerves behind a constant runny nose by freezing them, in a short office visit.
• RhinAer Calms the nerves behind a constant runny nose with radiofrequency energy, in a short office visit.
• Eustachian Tube Dilation Stretches the tube between the nose and ear with a balloon, for ear pressure and fullness that will not clear.
• Broken Nose Repair Sets a broken nose back in place from inside the nose, with no cuts or scars.
• Septal Perforation Repair Closes a hole in the wall between the nostrils that causes crusting, bleeding or whistling.
• LATERA Implants An absorbable implant that supports the side wall of the nose so it does not collapse when you breathe in.

Ear & Hearing Procedures

• Ear Tubes Tiny tubes in the eardrums for repeated ear infections or fluid; placement takes 5 to 10 minutes.
• In-Office Ear Tubes (Hummingbird) Ear tubes placed in our office while your child is awake, with a numbing drop instead of general anesthesia.
• Myringoplasty Closes a hole in the eardrum through the ear canal, often when an old ear tube is removed.
• Tympanoplasty Repairs a hole in the eardrum with a patch of your own tissue.
• Ear Steroid Injection Steroid medicine placed through the eardrum in our office, for sudden hearing loss or some kinds of vertigo.
• Ear Hematoma Drainage Drains blood trapped in the outer ear, often after an injury, to help keep the ear's shape.
• Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant An implant that sends sound through the skull bone to the inner ear; it is turned on about 1 month after surgery.

Head & Neck Surgery

• Parotidectomy Removes a growth from the saliva gland in front of the ear; most people go home the same day with a small drain.
• Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Surgery Removes a fluid-filled lump in the middle of the neck, along with its tract, so it is less likely to come back.
• Neck Mass Biopsy Removes part or all of a lump in the neck so it can be examined under a microscope.
• Submandibular Gland Surgery Removes the saliva gland under the jaw through an incision below the jawline; plan about 1 week off.
• Lip Biopsy Removes a few tiny saliva glands from inside the lower lip, to help diagnose Sjögren's.

After Surgery