Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center

Experienced otolaryngologists help patients in Baton Rouge with the medical and surgical management and treatment of diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck. They treat benign and malignant tumors, infectious diseases, deformities and facial trauma.

The Head and Neck Center specializes in a variety of services not available in most communities, including:

• Apnea surgery of the nose, palate and tongue
• Head and neck cancer surgical oncology
• Complex microvascular plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck
• Functional, reconstructive and cosmetic rhinoplasty
• Complex endoscopic sinus surgery (primary and revision)
• Dacryocystorhinostomy or DCR (tear duct surgery)
• Eustachian tube surgery
• Excision of sinus and skull base neoplasms, including inverting papilloma and malignancies
• Full spectrum of upper airway surgery, including nasal surgery, pharyngoplasty, partial glossectomy, hyoid and tongue suspension, injection snoreplasty and palatal implants
• Function-sparing modified radical neck dissection
• Glossectomy
• Highly sophisticated craniofacial tumor treatment for tumors originating in the sinuses, nasopharynx, upper neck, and orbits
• Mandibulectomy
• Maxillectomy
• Microvascular Reconstruction
• Pharyngectomy
• Parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation
• Reconstructive problems of the craniofacial region and skull base
• Rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients
• Sialendoscopy
• Thyroid surgery