Subacute massive edema of the submandibular region after frenuloplasty.
An unusual complication, subacute massive edema of the submandibular region, encountered after a conventional frenuloplasty procedure in a 3-year-old boy is presented.
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hakan
H
Sirinoğlu
Furkan
F
Certel
Işl
I
Akgün
D000072676:Ankyloglossia; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents