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A member asked:
Bentley has to have his tonsils taken out and he's only two are there a lot of risk to the surgery? if so what?
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No precedure is: risk free , some are very low risk like tonsillectomy . Now a days tonsils are less often taken , due to good antibiotic treatment , some times infections are intractable , with frequent recurrences . Speak to his pediatrician , will explain risks and benefits of the procedure
Answered 3/12/2015
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