Worry, scar left after treatment
One month ago, the beautiful young girl Tingting, was diagnosed with thyroid nodule during a routine physical examination. And the doctor recommended surgery as soon as possible because the nodule fell into the 4b category with high risk.
Hearing about having an operation, Tingting, unmarried yet, resisted from the bottom of her heart. "It will leave me an ugly scar that cannot be covered." Furthermore, she also worried that the thyroid function might be affected after the surgery which would result in a long-term medication.
In order to balance health and beauty, Tingting asked around about “scar-free” surgery methods.
"I decide to have an ablation surgery anyway. If it can’t be done in Hainan, I’ll do it elsewhere." said Tingting.
Amazing, no sign of surgery
Recommended by a friend, Tingting learned that Professor Yu Shuyong’s team of Hainan Chengmei Hospital carried out minimal invasive thyroid nodule treatment on a routine basis.
Professor Yu Shuyong is one of the first experts in Hainan to carry out minimally and super minimally invasive treatment for thyroid nodules. He has accumulated more than 3,000 cases of minimally invasive surgical treatment for benign and malignant thyroid nodules, and has been recognized and trusted by many patients.
Tingting went straight to Hainan Chengmei Hospital at once. After further examination, Professor Yu Shuyongs team performed a super minimally invasive thyroid nodule ablation surgery for Tingting on the second day of her admission to hospital. The surgery lasted about half an hour under local anesthesia, and the postoperative ultrasound showed that the ablation completely covered the lesion, achieving the desired therapeutic goal.
After one night’s observation in the hospital, Tingting was discharged the next day.
Before leaving the hospital, Tingting touched her neck where no scar could be seen, and said happily, “Its amazing! I kept awake throughout the surgery. I was able to talk to the doctor at any time. And there was no obvious pain. Professor Yu’s medical skills are truly exceptional!”
Minimally invasive, patients benefit in multiple ways
In recent years, with the improvement of living standards and the popularization of thyroid ultrasound technology, the detection rate of thyroid nodules has increased year by year. Professor Yu Shuyong said that with the progress of medical science, minimally invasive ablation technology for thyroid nodules has been greatly developed, and the vast majority of benign thyroid nodules found in time as well as some of early-stage papillary thyroid carcinomas can be treated by minimally invasive ablation technology.
Yu Shuyongs team performing minimally invasive treatment for patient (picture)
Compared with traditional surgery, minimally invasive ablation has three major advantages. First, it was performed under local anesthesia with small wound, which allows patients to move autonomously after surgery and to be discharged from hospital after one or two days of observation generally. Second, it can help to retain normal thyroid tissue to the maximum extent, without thyroid function affected and without need to take thyroid hormones or other medicines for a long time after surgery. And third, it won’t leave any scar and does not affect the beauty of the neck, which is favored by female patients who love beauty.
Professor Yu Shuyong reminded that although minimally invasive ablation therapy is good, it is not suitable for all patients with thyroid nodules. There are strict indications for the therapy so that the treatment plan should be determined according to the specific conditions of the patient.
Text from Huang Fei