My doctor was going to use laser surgery but used TORS instead as it promissed to lead to less bleeding and quicker recovery. I had a BOT growth which thankfully turned out to be benign and found after effects to be about what I remember from long ago tonsillectomy.

SCC stage II Partial mandibulectomy w. neck dissection- July 2005. Renal cancer w. partial nephrectomy-Jan 2004. Breast cancer discovered in routine mammogram. Successful lumpectomy, sentinal nodes clear, RT only-2008 Reconstruction of mandible w fibula free flap-Jan 09. TORS removal of begnin pappiloma from esophagus-2010. Masectomy,rt breast 2013.
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