Thyroidectomy Surgery Abroad at reduced costs

Thyroidectomy surgery is used for removal of the thyroid gland. The Thyroidectomy procedure may involve fractional or complete removal of the thyroid gland. Thyroidectomy can be done Abroad at reduced costs; various destinations offering Thyroidectomy and other procedure to cure thyroid are India, Mexico, Jordon, Costa Rica and Turkey etc. There may be many other medical tourism destinations for this procedure as well (Just google for that). Thyroidectomy surgery takes somewhere around 2 hours to performed and performed under general anesthesia or sometimes local anesthesia (with sedatives).

Different types of thyroid surgery available are:

• Total thyroidectomy: This involves the complete removal of the thyroid gland and is recommended in cases of thyroid cancers or in the management of larger goiters.
• Partial thyroidectomy: This is also called Subtotal thyroidectomy and includes partial removal of the gland. Mostly recommended for tumors that are smaller in sizes.
• Thyroid lobectomy: This proicess is not used much and it includes removal of one-fourth of the gland
  

Some complication that may after the thyroidectomy operation (the percentage of these varies from 1 to 10% and timeline may vary from one year to longer; a physician may give you better idea):

1. Hypothyroidism

2. Recurrent hyperthyroidism

3. Transient hypocalcemia

4. Laryngeal nerve palsy

5. Early post-operative bleeding

6. Feel of pain

7. Hoarse voice