Treatment Duration
45 Minutes
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Treatment Cost
₹ 60,000
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The thyroid gland is located in front of the neck beneath our voice box. Thyroidectomy is the surgical procedure to remove all or parts of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is essential to carry out vital functions in our body. Here are the complete details of thyroidectomy
Advantages of Thyroidectomy are
Why Is Thyroidectomy Done?
The doctor may recommend a thyroidectomy if you have:
You can consult your doctor if you experience the following symptoms:
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Procedure Description:
Based on your condition, the otolaryngologist (a surgeon who performs thyroid surgery) will take one of the following surgical approaches for your surgery:
Make a five-centimetretimetre cut in the skin's Langer's line and create two skin flaps
What to Ask and Tell Your Doctor?
You can ask the following questions to your otolaryngologist during the appointment:
What to Expect Before Surgery?
You can plan the following before surgery:
What to Expect on the day of Surgery?
Preoperative measures:
The surgeon will use a permanent marker to mark the tentative skin incision (cut) on your neck preoperatively when you are awake. This will be done symmetrically, along the Langer's skin lines (wrinkle lines of the skin) or in a skin crease between the medial borders of the sternocleidomastoid muscles (muscles on the neck).[7]
What to Expect During the Surgery?
You can expect the following:
What to Expect After Surgery?
At the hospital:
Your doctor will continuously monitor your vital signs, food and drinks consumption, pain levels and surgery site until you are discharged from the hospital, depending on the procedure you have undergone. For example, if you have undergone total thyroidectomy, you will be monitored for longer because the procedure is more invasive (involves larger cuts).
In most cases, you will have to remain in the hospital for observation and be discharged according to the surgeon's recommendation.
Calcium levels in your blood may drop after a total thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy. The drop in calcium levels is because your parathyroid glands, which regulate your blood calcium levels, may not temporarily function properly after surgery. Until they are appropriately regulated again, you will have to stay at the hospital for observation. Your surgeon may also recommend calcium supplements to regulate calcium levels.
Wound care:
After surgery, the incision of your neck will be covered with a light bandage made of a gauze pad surrounded by a clear plastic covering. You can take this bandage off 48 hours after you leave the hospital.
Do not soak or scrub your surgery site for at least seven days after surgery. Let your surgery site heal completely.[18]
Diet: Most people can eat, drink, and stroll around the night of their surgery. You can consume soft meals and drink liquids after the procedure.
Medications:
First Follow up Appointment
When to Consult a Doctor?
After the surgery, you can experience the following changes that are temporary and resolve over time:
Stiffness in the neck
Sore throat or cough
Hoarseness of voice/changes in the pitch of the voice
Tension headaches
Swelling, slight bruising, and slight elevation at the incision site
Numbness under the chin
Use sunscreen to avoid darkening of the area near the scar, as all incisions are sensitive to sunlight.
You should contact your otolaryngologist immediately if you notice signs of infection like:
Sudden swelling, redness, warmth, delayed healing, or bleeding in your neck
Raised body temperature.
Tenderness, or pus at your surgical site.
Tingling sensation or numbness in your lips, feet, or hands.
You should keep the following in mind:
You will typically be given medication right after surgery to ease your symptoms. However, TH will still circulate throughout your body even after removing your thyroid. Therefore, in the months following thyroid removal, you will be given medications to restore your body's hormone levels. Contact your healthcare provider if you are still experiencing fatigue and other symptoms of thyroid disease after the surgery.
If further treatment is needed, it will be addressed at your post-operative appointment with the surgeon. Your referring endocrinologist may discuss additional treatment options with you.
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Last Updated on: 14 June 2022
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