Thyroidectomy Cost in Gurgaon, India

Thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland in the front of neck. Usually a portion of the gland is affected but in cases of trouble swallowing, difficulty breathing, or changes to the voice whole of the gland is removed

Post surgery will be less painful but pt will have sore throat from the tube used fro anaesthesia. Mild pain can be reduced with pain killers

Damage to a recurrent laryngeal nerve can cause you to lose your voice or become hoarse. Temporary hoarseness, voice tiring, and weakness can occur when one or more of the nerves are irritated during the operation or because of inflammation that occurs after the surgery.

 Usually this surgery is done in day care and patient can get back to home by the end of day. Depending on case to case and medical complications, patient is advised to stay in the hospital overnight

Thyroidectomy is the surgery which is being used for removing all the parts of thyroid gland and for the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Yes, thyroidectomy is a major surgery and you will be able to do work within one to two weeks of the procedure depending on the type of work you are doing. You may feel tired after first few weeks of the surgery.

Thyroidectomy surgery is needed when you have any condition such as thyroid cancer which is the most common reason for thyroidectomy. If you have thyroid cancer it will be an treatment option.

Some of the risks of thyroidectomy surgery are recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, low level of blood calcium and bleeding.

It is very rare that you need blood transfusion during your thyroidectomy and therefore there is no need of blood donation.

Yes, this surgery can also be done laproscopically by anterior chest wall approach.

It takes about one or two hours for surgery or more or less than it depending on the extent of the surgery.

This surgery is done by general surgeon or by otolaryngologists.

A thyroidectomy is traditionally a minimally invasive surgery performed through a small horizontal incision in the front of the neck. The entire thyroid gland may be removed or just a single lobe, a portion of a lobe and the isthmus or other structures. Depending on the extent of the operation, patients may need to take the drug levothyroxine, an oral synthetic thyroid hormone

Since a part of thyroid is removed, the remaining part produces little hormone. So hormone medications are given to mantain constant thyroid levels in the body .

Post operative follow ups are scheduled after 1 to 2 weeks, and then they continue every 6 to 12 months till 10 years.

It is advisable not to drive for a week after any thyroid surgery.

It will take around one to two week to recover from surgery, for a week you should not drive. On the basis of the amount of thyroid tissue removed and the reason for your surgery, you may have to take thyroid hormone.

Patient are needed to spend maximum of one night in hospital.

The incision is about one to two inches in length and it is placed in the midline of neck to reduce scar formation and visibility.

You can start doing your normal activities such as walking and all sort of light activities. The only restriction is your heavy activity such as lifting of weight. If you think you are well enough then you can start driving on fourth day of surgery.

You can return back to your work within one or two weeks after surgery.

You can have a normal balanced diet and you should drink lots of fluids.

You should be seen by your surgeon approximately 2-4 weeks following your surgery.