Ear, nose and throat surgery (ENT), now referred to as otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery (ORLHNS), offers a multitude of opportunities and has been described as having all surgical skills under one umbrella. Open surgery of the salivary and thyroid glands, reconstructive surgery and free flap surgery following excision of head and neck cancer, skull base surgery, microsurgery of the middle ear, endoscopic sinus surgery, facial plastics, functional and aesthetic nasal surgery, phonosurgery and the advances of lasers and navigational surgery are all included within ORLHNS.