Intracapsular tonsilectomy: what to know
Tonsil issues aren’t just for children — many adults suffer from recurrent sore throats, tonsillitis, or sleep-disrupting snoring due to enlarged or infected tonsils. Traditionally, these problems have been treated with a full (extracapsular) tonsillectomy, but in this article, a consultant ENT surgeon explains a more conservative technique known as intracapsular tonsillectomy which emerged as a safe and effective alternative for adult patients.
