Kratos, Greek god of strength / collage — AleXander Hirka

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Surgically Remove It

A Glance From Deep In The Throat To Down In The Pants

Tonsillectomies—”the op”

When I was growing up, in the 1950s and early 1960s, tonsillectomies —the surgical procedure to remove the tonsils — were extremely common.
Surgeons were advising that all but 5% of children examined should have what they referred to charmingly as…