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Partial removal of the tonsils is offered if the tonsils are so large that the patient (typically smaller children) has difficulty swallowing and eating and has sleep apnea, i.e. that the child takes breaks in breathing at night. The procedure entails considerably less pain and risks than the total removal of the tonsils and is therefore performed on children as young as two years of age.
The specialists at Charlottenlund Privathospital have all performed hundreds of these operations and have extensive experience with these types of operations, which are often performed in combination with the removal of children's polyps and possibly construction of a tympanic membrane drain.