Thyroid Surgery

The

thyroid gland

is a butterfly shaped gland located in the lower part of the neck. It produces hormones which help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and

metabolism

. Thyroid surgery is performed by an

Otolaryngologist

or

Head & Neck Surgeon

for a variety of reasons including symptomatic

thyroid nodules

,

Graves’ Disease

, to diagnose or treat

thyroid cancer

,

goiter

and

hyperthyroidism

. The purpose of surgery is to remove part or all of the thyroid gland.