The goal of this treatment study is to determine if doing lateral pharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy is better for children than doing tonsillectomy alone. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do children experience less pain after surgery when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Do children eat/drink better when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Is there a lower risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed? Researchers will compare children undergoing tonsillectomy and lateral pharyngoplasty with children undergoing tonsillectomy alone to see if the participants experience less pain, better oral intake, and less bleeding complications after surgery. Parents of participants will be asked to record pain scores and pain medications given, approximate amounts of daily oral intake, and any complications after surgery.
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Level of post-operative pain
Timeframe: Change between baseline (immediately post-op) through 6 weeks after surgery
Number of participants with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage requiring surgical intervention
Timeframe: Change between baseline (immediately post-op) through 6 weeks after surgery
Number of participants with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage not requiring surgical intervention
Timeframe: Change between baseline (immediately post-op) through 6 weeks after surgery