Paralysis of lower mouth after saliva gland surgery?

I had this operation myself last July. They tell you there is a risk of nerve damage but the good news is that what is likely to happen is a little bruising to the nerve. The surgeon's use a device that basically prevents them going too neat the nerve itself which is held back to prevent it being damaged. The result is it takes a few weeks for the nerve to settle after the op and 6 months later there was no tingling or unusual sensation. although each case is different the chances are your nerve will not be affected at all so please be reassured. ask me anything else if you want to, the surgeon's performing this type of operation are amazing and they do it several times a week so they are great at it!

Hi Lara,

As Nick said, there are many things that are listed that could go wrong, paralysis being one of them. I think that most people who undergo the operation initially suffer from it to some degree, I certainly did, however but it does wear off after a while. Mine took about a year before I finally realized it had gone.

All good now except for a little tightness around where the incision was made ( which looked awful with the stitches in, but you can't see it at all now ) and weirdly I now get cramp in that area when I yawn too much.