Holly Willoughby expresses relief after undergoing throat surgery to remove the same type of vocal nodules Adele suffered

Holly Willoughby is celebrating the sucess of the surgery performed to remove nodules from her throat.
And after her doctors successfully removed the 'vocal calluses' Holly tweeted her joy on Friday evening.
Joking about the procedure, which Adele also undertook to restore her voice, Holly hopes that like the Grammy-award winning singer, she'll match her achievements.

Phew! Holly Wiloughby tweets that she has recovered from essential throat surgery, the same Adele underwent to remove vocal nodules

The This Morning presenter tweeted: 'Phew! Nodules gone, operation a success. After Adele had hers done, she won a Grammy... Fingers crossed! Xxx'
Holly was referring to the laser treatment called Green Light KTP, a new surgery which previously was only available in the U.S. but now is becoming common practice in the UK.

The surgery involves the removal of vocal cord nodules which are very much like the calluses suffered on the foot.

Happy: Holly tweeted on Friday, 'Phew! Nodules gone, operation a success. After Adele had hers done, she won a Grammy... Fingers crossed! Xxx'

Mike Dilkes, consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at the London Laser Clinic, says: ‘The vocal cords, located in the voice box in the middle of the neck, are two tough, fibrous bands that vibrate to produce sound.
‘They are covered with a layer of  tissue similar to skin. With use, this layer thickens.
'With heavy use, the thickening may localise, producing a nodule that is a smooth, soft benign lump containing mostly blood and blood vessels.’
While most disappear with rest, some remain, become severe and require surgery. Mr Dilkes fully backs the Green Light KTP: 'The light beams are extremely accurate and vaporise nodules without damage to surrounding tissue. This is useful on vocal cords, where scarring causes long-term damage to the voice.'

Common injury: Many TV presenters, pundits and singers suffer from vocal nodules

Specifically, Adele had 'hemorrhaged vocal cords' which were treated by Dr. Steven Zeitels, director of the Voice Centre at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Zeitels has previously treated singers including Steven Tyler, Julie Andrews and Roger Daltrey, but says these type of vocal injuries are also common in TV presenters and pundits - like Holly - as well as busy stock brokers screaming on the trading floor.
Another singer to have successfully undertook the throat surgery is The Wanted's Nathan Sykes.

Stellar comeback: After her throat surgery, Adele won numerous Grammy awards and an Oscar

The 20-year-old underwent the surgery in April of this year, which was aired in an episode of the band's E! reality show The Wanted Life, along with his recovery over the rest of the series.
Nathan made his musical comeback, onstage in July as The Wanted performed at the Capital FM Summertime Ball in London.
Surrounded by his bandmates, who embraced him during his emotional return, the singer confessed: 'Moments like this is what I live for - If I died right now, I die a happy man. You know what - I'm home.'

Better for it: The Wanted's Nathan Sykes (L) had surgery this year and made his singing return at the Capital FM Summertime Ball a few months later