Like any surgery, tongue reduction has some risks. These can be risks that can be seen in every surgery in general, but there are also special risks specific to this surgery.

Infection, bleeding, swelling, over-reduction of the tongue.

Since the surgery is performed in the mouth, the risk of infection is theoretically always present, but not in practice. Swelling of the tongue may be high and feeding may be delayed. The tongue is a tissue with a high blood supply, so theoretically there is also a risk of bleeding, but this, like infection, is rarely seen in practice. If the tongue was not reduced sufficiently during surgery, this can be seen as a complication, but it is easy to compensate. With a revision surgery, the tongue can be reduced a little more and brought to the desired size. There should be no rush for revision, at least 6 months should pass. Edema (swelling) after surgery may give the impression that the tongue has not been reduced sufficiently. Therefore, a second operation should not be planned before 6 months.

The most serious complication of the surgery is over-reduction of the tongue. Excessive reduction of the tongue cannot be compensated. The aim of the surgeon should be to create a normal-sized and normally shaped tongue at the end of the surgery. If the surgeon focuses only on reducing the tongue, he/she may reduce it more than necessary. This would be a big mistake and irreversible.

To date, we have operated on adults, children, babies, patients of all ages. We have operated on patients whose tongues were both congenitally large and those whose tongues grew later. We have not experienced a single complication since 2004.

Op. Dr. Oytun İdil

(Plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery specialist)

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