07-04-2014, 08:49 AM
Here's more from wiki which backs up what I previously posted.
Surgical procedure[edit]
For the past 50 years at least, tonsillectomy has been performed by dissecting the tonsil from its surrounding fascia, a so-called 'total', or extra-capsular tonsillectomy. Problems include pain and bleeding leading to a recent resurgence in interest in sub-total tonsillectomy or 'tonsillotomy' which was popular 60100 years ago, in an effort to reduce these complications.
Surgical procedure[edit]
For the past 50 years at least, tonsillectomy has been performed by dissecting the tonsil from its surrounding fascia, a so-called 'total', or extra-capsular tonsillectomy. Problems include pain and bleeding leading to a recent resurgence in interest in sub-total tonsillectomy or 'tonsillotomy' which was popular 60100 years ago, in an effort to reduce these complications.