Head and Neck Surgery

Otorhinolaryngology is the area of medicine that deals with disorders conditions of the ear, nose, and throat region, and related areas of the head and neck. Patients seek treatment from otorhinolaryngologists for diseases of the ear, nose, throat, or base of the skull, and for the surgical management of cancers and benign tumours of the head and neck. The purpose of surgery to the ears, nose, throat, head and neck is to treat an abnormality defect or disease in these anatomical areas. An anatomical deformity is a change that usually occurs during embryological development, leaving the affected person with the apparent defect.