Background: Frey's syndrome and facial asymmetry from loss of parotid tissue are long-term
sequelae of parotid surgeries causing significant morbidity. Various techniques have been …

Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate the effectiveness of free fat grafting in preventing Frey's
syndrome (FS) and facial depression after parotidectomy compared with acellular dermis …

Background: Frey's syndrome and cosmesis are important considerations in parotid surgery.
Placement of an interpositional barrier can prevent these complications; however, surgical …

Background Removal of part or all of the parotid gland may leave a visible contour defect
and may also be associated with complications such as Frey's syndrome. These aesthetic …

Background Parotidectomy is the standard procedure for treatment of many parotid lesions;
however, it has several drawbacks. Facial asymmetry and Frey's syndrome are the most …

Objective To examine the role of dermis-fat grafts in preventing gustatory sweating and in
the reconstruction of facial contour defects after parotidectomy. Patients Twenty-three …

Objective: Resectioning of giant maxillofacial tumors has been shown to cause facial
depression deformity, representing a persistent challenge for surgeons. Here, the authors …

Superficial parotidectomy is a well-established treatment for the early stages of tumors
involving the parotid gland. However, there are 3 problems with traditional superficial …

Background Frey syndrome (FS) is a typical late complication following parotidectomy.
Parotid surgery without proper coverage or reconstruction of exposed parotid parenchyma …

We studied 37 consecutive patients who had parotidectomies between 2008 and 2017 and
who had vascular fat flaps inserted to replace the excised parotid tissue and prevent Frey …