Thyroid Thermal Ablation

(TTA)

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What is Thyroid Thermal Ablation (TTA)?

Thyroid Thermal Ablation (TTA) is a minimally invasive medical procedure that treats thyroid nodules. Using ultrasound-guided imaging, the nodule is located, allowing the treatment to focus solely on the targeted nodule area. Using either microwave or radiofrequency technology, your doctor allows a carefully controlled amount of energy to flow through the electrode into the tissue to ablate (destroy) the nodule. With this treatment, the nodule shrinks over the course of a few months after the procedure, allowing you a new alternative to invasive surgery. Additionally, the procedure leaves no scar and makes it less likely that you will need to take thyroid medication.

Benefits of Thyroid Thermal Ablation (TTA)

  • Preserves your healthy thyroid tissue
  • Allows your thyroid to function normally without the need for a lifetime medication
  • Minimally invasive procedure
  • Performed under local anesthesia
  • Performed as an outpatient procedure in a comfortable office setting
  • Short recovery times (hours instead of days)
  • No scarring
  • Volume reduction over time
  • Low complication rate
  • Higher quality of life

Preserving Normal Tissue with Thyroid Thermal Ablation (TTA)

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been around since 1931, treating various conditions, from chronic pain to solid tumors in multiple body systems. RFA uses radiofrequency ablation to target-treat the source of your problems without hurting your normal organs.

Microwave ablation (MA) is a much newer technology, used since 2000. It has undergone substantial improvements that have led it to be preferred in the treatment of many conditions. Most recently it has been used to treat thyroid nodules, goiter, micropapillary thyroid carcinoma and hyperparathyroidism.

Together these 2 treatments are currently the best options for Thyroid Thermal Ablation (TTA) treatment. Since we have both types of systems, we can choose to use the one which is best suited to treat your thyroid condition.

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