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in reply to: Total Thyroidectomy without scar? #1175049

I think you might be right Snelsen, though I doubt they will be laproscopic as that involves going through the belly… seems a long way to travel . Endoscopic though possibly.

As far as I know, there are techniques that are purely endoscopic or video-assisted that are relatively new forms of surgery. I’d argue that you will still have a scar, it would just be smaller and perhaps not located on your neck, meaning it may be easier to hide. People who have the normal thyroid surgery sometimes have large, visible scars on their necks, but not everyone does. I guess it is up to you to decide whether this could be a problem for you.

Whether or not you are suitable for this type of surgery though will depend on a lot of different things; the size and position of your thyroid gland are just 2 of these. This is probably why your endocrinologist was a bit vague.

Hope this helps

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