( CNN ) -- Jon Hamm has to have throat surgery , but it does n't sound like it will keep the actor down for long . According to his team , the 42-year-old `` Mad Men '' star is poised to go under the knife next week in order to get a polyp removed . Hamm 's rep tells CNN the operation will be a `` very simple outpatient procedure . '' People magazine reports that the polyp has been affecting his voice . ( Now that we think about it , he did sound husky at the Emmy Awards on Sunday . ) The seventh season of `` Mad Men , '' which will be split into two parts , has n't begun filming yet , so Hamm has time to heal before trying to sound like Don Draper . Network AMC revealed earlier this month that the acclaimed '60s-era series will return for its final episodes beginning in spring 2014 . CNN 's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report .
`` Mad Men '' actor Jon Hamm will have throat surgery soon . It will be a simple procedure to remove a polyp . Reports have suggested the polyp has been affecting his voice . The final season of his show will start airing episodes next spring .