Thyroid surgery moves incision down below clavicle, patient heals with barely visible scar

After thyroid cancer surgery, many people worry that there will be unsightly scars on their necks. Recently, the Head and Neck Cancer Center of the Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing University completed two cases of "subclavian thyroid surgery without air-assisted laparoscopic surgery".

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"Thank you, the ugly scars are gone." The 32-year-old Mr. Wang said happily, holding the doctor's hand. In June, Mr. Wang was diagnosed with a thyroid tumor. During the hospitalization, he and Ms. Liu, who also suffered from a thyroid tumor, both asked the doctor in charge, "Is there any way to perform surgery without leaving scars?"

It turned out that the two had higher requirements for the appearance and beauty of the neck because of their occupational requirements. In traditional thyroid surgery, an anterior neck incision is routinely performed, and the scar length is 5-6cm. Even if the patient wears a necklace or a turtleneck sweater after surgery, it is difficult to cover, which brings a lot of pain to the patient in hot summer. This has brought a lot of psychological distress and trouble to young and middle-aged beauty lovers.

Knowing the needs of patients, Deputy Chief Physician Huang Chuang and Deputy Chief Physician He Yun of the Head and Neck Cancer Center, after repeated discussions and detailed review of relevant materials, jointly formulated a personalized surgical plan that meets the needs of patients Subclavian air-free endoscopic thyroid surgery".

Huang Chuang said that this operation is a new type of endoscopic-assisted operation with minimally invasive and cosmetic effects. Enlarging the field of view of the operation area by 4-6 times can more clearly identify the blood vessels, nerves and other important tissue structures around the thyroid gland, and the operation is more precise and safer. In addition, the endoscopic incision has a short distance from the thyroid gland, and the operating cavity is free of air. Compared with transaxillary endoscopic thyroid surgery and double areola endoscopic thyroid surgery, the operation time is short, the trauma is small, and the complications are less.

Huang Chuang introduced that the postoperative recovery time of the patient is significantly shorter than that of conventional thyroid surgery. After the incision is restored, the scar is almost invisible. Even if it is visible through careful observation, the patient can completely cover it by wearing ordinary round-neck or low-neck clothes.

According to reports, the Head and Neck Cancer Center of the Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing University has routinely carried out thyroid surgery assisted by double areoscopic laparoscopy since 2018. At present, the technique is mature, the scar is small and concealed, and the postoperative recovery is fast, which has been well received by patients. . The air-free endoscopic thyroid surgery carried out under the clavicle this time is a breakthrough and innovation based on the conventional endoscopic thyroid approach, which provides more diverse options for endoscopic-assisted thyroid surgery approaches, and also provides cosmetic benefits. It provides more surgical options for thyroid tumor patients with higher appearance requirements.

At present, both patients have recovered well after the operation, and the patients are very satisfied with the cosmetic effect of the surgery.

Upstream News Chongqing Evening News Slow News reporter Zhu Ting