Thyroid nodules aren’t severe and don’t cause any symptoms, but some can get so big that they can be felt, seen, and even press on your windpipe, causing difficulty breathing or swallowing. While it has been found that more than 95% of thyroid nodules are benign (noncancerous). If there is a possibility of cancer, your doctor might keep the suspected nodule under observation or collect samples to investigate further.

Both children and adults can have thyroid nodules, but they are 4x more common in people assigned as a female at birth than people assigned male at birth. They are also more common in countries whose food isn’t reinforced with iodine.

Treatment of a nodule requires surgery, even if it isn’t cancerous, under which all or parts of the thyroid gland are removed. While surgery is the common route suggested by many professionals, it also carries many risks that you might not be ready to take, such as:

• Damage to the nerve that controls your vocal cords

• Damage to your parathyroid glands that control your body’s level of minerals such as calcium

• Risk of death

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Additionally, after thyroid surgery, you will need lifelong treatment with levothyroxine to supply your body with enough hormones. Not to mention, the intervention will inevitably be accompanied by prolonged downtime, pain and even visible scarring.

However, you can put your worries aside with Elesta Echo laser ablation treatment which utilizes a more recent technology – laser ablation. This micro-invasive alternative treats benign nodules in an office setting without going under local or general anesthesia and can be carried out in less than 30 minutes.

Under ultrasound guidance, a probe is used to access the nodule, which is subsequently treated with electrical current and heat to cause it to contract. It’s straightforward, and the majority of patients who receive treatment with Elesta Echo laser experience minimal pain, no hospitalization, and an almost immediate return to their regular activities.

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Elesta Echo laser is specifically indicated for those with one or more benign solid thyroid nodules large enough to create aesthetic damage or local compression symptoms. Owing to its micro-invasive access, it also proves to be a safe and effective treatment for subjects who, due to critical medical conditions, are not able to undergo surgery, as well as those who don’t wish to for other reasons.

In addition to treating benign solid thyroid nodules, Elesta Echo laser is also effective for delaying the progression and complete ablation of malignant nodules as well as metastatic lymph nodes with a sufficient safety margin.

Whether it’s benign or not, a bothersome thyroid nodule can often be successfully managed both surgically or in a minimally invasive way, such as with Elesta Echo laser. Furthermore, choosing an experienced specialist who can guide you in selecting the right treatment path for thyroid nodules can not only help you achieve better but also safer results.