The largest tonsils are those of Justin Werner (USA), which measured 5.1 cm (2.1 in) long, 2.8 cm (1.1 in) wide and 2.0 cm (0.7 in) thick, and the other being 4.7 (1.9 in) long, 2.6 cm (1 in) wide and 2.0 cm (0.7 in) thick. They were surgically removed at Excellent Surgery Center in Topeka, Kansas, USA, on 18 January 2011.