I just had a tonsillectomy, should the holes left over by the removed tonsils be black inside. and how long does it take for the new holes to seal up?

Tonsil eschar : This is obviously a crust in the tonsillar fossa called an eschar.The fact that his black usually is because the surgeon utilized heat to stop the bleeding when they took the tonsils out. This could be with a laser or with cautery. It usually takes 2 to 3 weeks for this to disappear completely and it always does. In the meantime you should be eating soft food to help wash this away. I usually recommend that my patients should eat a hamburger on the fifth day