[parliament32]

I narrowly avoided tonsil removal as a child and I'm glad I did, it sounds like the science rotated around to them having a rather important immune function after all.

I suspect the next round of backpedalling will be around the current wisdom teeth removal fad.

[Mr_Minderbinder]

New fads seem to be springing up to replace the old ones. The latest is the removal of the lingual frenulum in infants, supposedly to ameliorate breastfeeding difficulties. Yet it would seem that this is common and that there are natural mechanisms for their resolution as well as simple modifications of technique on the mothers part. Moreover there is a lack of evidence for its effectiveness, not to mention the unknown long term effects.