Laser radiation is a method of therapy that is prescribed to patients with ENT diseases. It is especially often used in the treatment of acute and chronic angina. The inflammatory process that affects the palatine tonsils is accompanied by frequent colds, purulent plaque, painful sensations and discomfort in the throat. If you do not start treatment in time, then the pathological process becomes permanent. This reduces the body's defenses and requires prolonged therapy. Treatment of tonsillitis with a laser effectively relieves the foci of the inflammatory process on the tonsils and accelerates recovery.
General points
Laser therapy for tonsillitis is based on burning the affected tonsils or removing them. The latter method is advisable to use when conservative methods of treatment have not yielded positive results. Bloodless surgery is performed once, and the patient does not experience pain or discomfort.
After the procedure, there is a sharp improvement in the patient's well-being. It manifests itself in a decrease in the incidence of acute respiratory infections and the consequences after them. A heavy odor, swelling on the tonsils and submandibular lymph nodes, as well as purulent plaque disappears.
The laser beam acts directly on the inflamed areas, due to which the swelling of the tonsils passes, and all affected tissues remain treated.
It is advisable to start laser treatment of chronic tonsillitis with organ-preserving therapy. The reason is that the role of the tonsils is invaluable. When they are absent, the human respiratory tract opens up the possibility for various pathogenic microorganisms to penetrate. In addition, the risk of the formation of various allergic reactions that completely affect the bronchial tree increases.
Laser therapy for tonsillitis is performed twice a year.
In this case, the doctor should only use helium-neon radiation. A laser bow with a power of 100 mW is capable of providing powerful resistance to inflammation. It will affect the body for 4 minutes.
The wellness course should be at least 10 procedures.
In addition, this course must include at least 3 sessions. But they will have to be carried out from 2 to 4 days after tonsillectomy (surgical intervention, during which the tonsils are removed). Doctors can use another method of laser irradiation, using a special bow - lacunas. It should have an effect for at least 2 minutes on each affected organ separately. Each course includes 4-6 exposures.
The choice of a certain type of laser is carried out taking into account the stage of the pathological process and the characteristics of the course of inflammation. There are the following types of devices:
- It is advisable to use a laser with fiber optics for a therapeutic effect on large areas of inflammation.
- The holmium device is excellent for destroying damaged tissues, while it does not touch healthy ones at all.
- To reduce the size of your tonsils, a carbon device will do.
- An infrared laser can cut and join tissues.
Indications
It is advisable to carry out laser treatment of angina for the following indications:
- inflammatory affects the tonsils more than 4 times a year;
- the presence of peritonsillar (peri-almond) abscesses;
- difficulty swallowing and breathing through the nose;
- acute or chronic rheumatic disease affecting the joints, heart, nervous system;
- renal complications.
Contraindications
It is impossible to carry out laser therapy for tonsillitis with the following indications:
- acute and chronic pathologies during an exacerbation;
- oncological diseases;
- blood clotting disorders;
- carrying a child;
- children under 10 years old;
- complications of diabetes mellitus, diseases of the lungs and heart.
Conservative laser therapy
Before sending a patient for tonsil removal, the doctor should conduct a course of laser therapy for tonsillitis. Thanks to this procedure, you can try to preserve the organ. In modern clinics, the Tonsillor device is most often used. The duration of the treatment will be 10 sessions, the duration of each is 4-5 minutes.
Laser therapy has the following effect:
- Cleans glandular lacunae from pus.
- Accelerates the healing process of the affected tissue.
- Relief of the inflammatory process.
- Providing bacterial and disinfecting effects.
In the chronic form of angina, it is necessary to undergo laser therapy twice a year so that complications do not arise. During the procedure, the patient is not given anesthesia, as he will not feel pain or discomfort. This allows a person to be treated at any age.
Laser removal of tonsils
With the help of laser therapy, you can get rid of lymphoid tissue without losing blood and carry out ablation (removal of tonsils). Due to the partial excision of the tonsils, the functions of the organ are preserved, while the affected tissue is removed. For surgical intervention, an infrared type of device is used. The operation to remove tonsils with a laser has the following advantages:
- It is performed under local anesthesia.
- The duration of the manipulation will be no more than 25 minutes.
- The rehabilitation process does not exceed 3-4 days.
- There is no blood loss.
- The consequences are extremely rare.
- The absence of an open wound, and, consequently, the possibility of infection. During the rehabilitation period, the doctor does not prescribe antibiotics to the patient.
- Laser surgery is absolutely painless.
After laser therapy, small and medium gaps disappear, while there are no scars. Large gaps will be opened, smoothed out and no purulent contents. The intact tissue of the tonsils will be stimulated by laser light. The breath gets fresh.
Rehabilitation period
Treatment of angina with laser radiation is based on cauterization of the tonsils affected by the inflammatory process. And although the duration of rehabilitation is 3-4 days, you can shorten it if you adhere to the following recommendations:
- take antibacterial drugs;
- use traditional medicine techniques.
As for antibiotics, only an experienced specialist can prescribe them.
Alternative methods of treatment for the rehabilitation of laser therapy for tonsillitis are actively used. They not only improve the patient's condition, but also improve the effect of medications. The following methods can be used at home:
- Use a solution of salt and iodine to rinse your throat.
- Treat tonsils with kerosene, which is sold in pharmacies.
- Gargle with water and propolis tincture.
- Gargle with herbal decoctions. For this, chamomile, sage are suitable.
- Conduct steam baths and inhalations.
Therapy and prevention of chronic tonsillitis is a complete cessation of smoking.
Nicotine dramatically expands and then narrows the blood vessels. This will open up the possibility for the penetration of pathogenic microorganisms into the cavity of the capillaries that supply blood to the tonsils.
Laser treatment today is an effective way to treat many diseases, including chronic tonsillitis. Its main advantages are in the absence of painful sensations and high efficiency. But before deciding on this step, it is necessary only after all the contraindications have been studied.
