Completion Thyroidectomy Cost In Continental Hospitals Hyderabad

Completion thyroidectomy is done when the histopathologic conditions of your thyroid levels shows the presence of papillary or follicular carcinoma of thyroid.

Before your thyroid surgery you will have to undergo some tests like chest x-ray, blood test and ECG to make sure that you are eligible for surgery.

The process of complete thyroidectomy takes around one to two hour of less depending on the complexity of the procedure.

By making a horizontal incision  in the front of neck the entire thyroid gland may be removed or just a single lobe or portion of single lobe or the isthmus can be removed.

Usually general surgeons performs thyroidectomy but ENT surgeons can also perform the same procedure.

This treatment treats various diseases and disorders of thyroid gland, it is not a major surgery but it has serious risk and complications and have less invasive treatment options.

Complete thyroidectomy involves removal of the complete thyroid gland, it is commonly done to treat thyroid cancer but it also treats uncontrollable hyperthyroidism or goiter.

Yes, there are lot of alternative to thyroid surgery such as aspiration of radioactive nodule, thyroxine and radioactive iodine. 

In complete thyroidectomy procedure a small incision will be made in your lower neck about an inch length, the incision can be made bigger according to the length of thyroid mass.  Then the entire thyroid gland or a portion of thyroid gland is being removed.

When your entire thyroid is removed your body is not able to make thyroid hormone. You will develop signs and symptoms caused due to underactive thyroid. You will need thyroid medications everyday which contains synthetic thyroid hormone.

It usually takes around one to two weeks to recover from total thyroidectomy, depending on the amount of thyroid tissue removed doctor will advised you to take thyroid hormone.

If thyroid is replaced there is no excessive weight gain seen over the expected age related issues.

You can definitely live healthy and normal life without any side effects but you will need treatment for preventing hypothyroidism which is serious.

Thyroidectomy is safe and it does not shortens the life expectancy, if the patient has any persistent disease then there survival rate reaches upto 60%.

When you are sleeping elevate the head of the bed upto 30 to 45 degree for the first 3 to 4 days to reduce swelling.  Your skin may look swollen few hours after lying down.

If you have got underactive thyroid then due to lack of treatment or no treatment losing weight is almost impossible inspite of doing diet and exercise. If you get it diagnosed later you will gain more weight.