Thanks Strawberries my mam is fine now, it was around 10 years ago she had hers now. I am sure the surgery will be fine and definitly dont worry about the scar because i said before my mams is hardly noticeable x

Good luck x

That does help thanks 2Shoes. am glad she is ok now!

I have no idea if this helps at all....
dd has just (a few weeks ago) has on removed and 2 repositioned, she recovered quickly, but did find it sore to drink or eat to begin with.

Thanks Tiredfeet, really appreciate that info - glad you have recovered!!

Hi Strawberries,
my surgery was inside my bottom lip, so maybe not quite the same as what your having actually having read your most recent response?

not sure if its left a scar, its so slow in my bottom lip, by the gum line, that it would be hard to see.

I only had a local, although maybe they would give you a general for yours. Mine really wasn't too bad though, the local fully numbed me so I just didn't mind (and I am very pathetic when it comes to any kind of pain!).

The main trauma really for me was not being able to speak properly for a few days (I don't find that easy!), and I was a bit annoyed they didn't think it was important to warn me, as its quite important for my work

I hope yours goes ok, surgery is pretty impressive these days in how tiny a scar they often leave

Thanks mummytopebs, hope your mum is ok now. That must be a really strange sensation for her having saliva down her scar. My consultant said they will do the cut where you said your mum had hers so that's good to hear she has hardly any scar

Hi not the same thing but my mam had a tumour behind her ear in which they did something with her saliva gland on removal of the tumour. She was left with hardly any scar as they cut down the natural crease of her neck and peeled her face back. She has been left with a strange thing that happens in that when she eats she gets saliva down her scar, its quite weird but she just uses a napkin to pat it dry x Not sure if this will help any cos hers was a completely different thing

Hi Tiredfeet,
Didnt they give you a general? I have had a couple of biopsys where they put the needle into the lump and they are HORRIBLE, so i was hoping i wouldnt know anything about this if they give me a general. Did it leave much of a scar?

Hi, I had this a few months ago. Its a bit unpleasant at the time, and I couldn't speak clearly for about a week or so and had to have a 'soft diet' (milkshakes, mashed potato etc) for a few days. Doesn't hurt too badly, but is a bit unpleasant. The anaesthetic injection was the worst bit really, more painful than the dentist. But after that I couldn't feel anything, and only needed painkillers for about 24 hours.

They didn't warn me it would affect my speaking, and so I didn't warn work (have a public facing role) but they were quite supportive about it.

Thanks Alypaly