• How long will my daughter stay in the hospital after tonsillectomy?

My 12-year-old daughter will have a tonsillectomy next week. How long will she stay in the hospital after the surgery?

3 Answers

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

If the procedure went well, 2-5 days.

  • Surgeon
  • Columbia, MO

Your daughter should go home the same day. Tonsillectomy surgery is very very seldom a overnight thing any more. I wish you well. oledochouse

  • Surgeon
  • Moultrie, GA

I’m not an ENT, but I would think TandA would be outpatient surgery.

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