The Magic Tonsillectomy or Armstrong's Voodoo Science?

[Greg R Parker]

Mr Parker, could you specifically answer this in regard to Dr Philben's alleged tonsillectomy method. I see you skipped it above:



Since tonsils are known to infect easily and cause problems would a medical doctor risk his license by not removing the tonsils when they could then infect and have to be removed later? What would the doctor say if the patient had serious complications from tonsils that weren't removed? How would he explain it as a registered doctor in Texas prone to medical standards?



Seeing how Dr Philben would most likely be sued if the young Oswald had an infection of the tonsils after this non-removal type of tonsillectomy how do you explain his cavalier recklessness as far as the state medical board? Do you think Dr Philben might face problems from them if this happened? Do you think the doctor would risk his medical license by entering a false procedure on the medical form? How do you account for this vs the potential negatives from not removing the tonsils?

You may have missed other responses here. If you care to check them you'll find that quacks like Philben had to wait until the 1970s to get even pseudo-credentials as "Doctors of Osteopathy". This disgraceful turn of events occurred solely because of a shortage of regular doctors. Your question therefore is meaningless. He presumably would have been in trouble had he attempted such an operation. His only option would be to refer the patient to a REAL doctor. But then, osteopaths do not believe in drugs or operations, even if, in modern times, some incorporate those treatments.