Find out more about the most commonly performed surgeries in the practice.
All procedures performed by Dr Nina du Toit
Ear
Foreign body removal
Wax removal
Myringotomy and Grommet insertion
Preauricular sinus excision
Meatoplasty (widening of ear canal)
Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty (reconstruction of eardrum)
Ossiculoplasty (reconstruction of ossicles for hearing improvement)
Tympanomastoidectomy
Eustachian tube dilatation
Drainage of pinna haematoma or abscess
Implantation of Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
Cochlear Implants facilitation
Nose
Foreign body removal
Septoplasty (straightening of nasal septum)
Turbinoplasty (reduction of nasal tissue to relieve blocked nose)
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and sinus washout
Polypectomy (removal of nasal polyps)
Reduction of nasal bone fracture
Drainage of septal haematoma or abscess
Cauterisation of nose bleeds
Sphenopalatine artery ligation for nose bleeds
Throat
Foreign body removal
Tonsillectomy
Adenoidectomy
Tongue tie release
Panendoscopy (examination of nose, mouth and throat) ± biopsies ± removal of lesions
Laryngeal microsurgery (papillomas / polyps), cancer gets referred
Laryngoplasty (vocal cord corrections for hoarse voice)
Tracheostomy
Salivary gland surgery
Drainage of neck abscesses
Zenker's diverticulum surgery