Is there a less invasive procedure to shrink tonsils than tosillectomy? i have asymmetric tonsil. ent dr says no problem unless gets bigger. big 4 yrs

Benign condition: The indication for surgery is repeated strep throat (more than 4 a year), or as a part of surgery for sleep apnea.

Most commonly time: Tonsils ; adenoids are lymph nodes exposed to what is coming in by mouth, a first line of immune system awareness. Surgical excision (cutting out the tissue) was long promoted but an ENT group, starting in the early 1980s, began their own randomized trial of surgical vs. Symptomatic treatments. Results, no benefit (except $) from surgery unless breathing was blocked or abscess under the organ(s).