A tonsillectomy is very safe and a very common procedure.
A tonsillectomy is the second most common surgery that is performed on children and takes around 1 hour to complete.
Tonsillectomy, like other surgeries, has certain risks: Reactions to anesthetics.
Medication to make you sleep during surgery often causes minor, short-term problems, such as headache, nausea, vomiting or muscle soreness. Serious, long-term problems are rare, though general anesthesia is not without the risk of death.
Having your tonsils removed is associated with discomfort and risks: The wound may hurt and swallowing may be painful after the operation.
About 20 to 50 out of 100 children say they have severe pain afterwards.
Temporary nausea, vomiting, swallowing problems and loss of taste might occur.