With the clock ticking down to my scheduled surgery in less than 10 days, there were two main goals for my recovery: first, to monitor the edema, or swelling, of my brain and, second, to continue an aggressive inpatient rehabilitation schedule. At this point, despite my constant pleadings ...
Surgery is not necessary for every tongue tie. Most cases that have a release without therapy end up worse than they started due to scar tissue. The tongue muscles need to be retrained and conditioned so the ligament doesn't reattach. Post therapy ensures minimal to no scar tissue at all....
A 19-year-old female with a germline MYH9 variant (missense variant in exon 2: c.287C > T, (p.Ser96Leu)) was referred to the head and neck surgery department for investigation of a painful, thick right tongue ulcer. She was diagnosed with Epstein syndrome, an MYH9-RD, at 12...
Head and Neck Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua County, Changhua County 500, Taiwan 2 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan 3 Department of Emergency, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation...