Hi Sherry

I suggest you see another Plastic Surgeon and Oral/Maxillofacial surgeon experienced with oral cancer patients. Depending on how much of your tongue and floor of your mouth is removed, depends on what can be rebuilt. After the floor of my mouth was removed, the reconstructed tongue flap acts as the tongue and floor of my mouth. Unlike those treated with a hemiglossectomy and/or partial glossectomy we no longer have a mobile tongue. The tongue flap is sewn down permanently. Back in 2008 a plastic surgeon and oral/maxillofacial surgeon rebuilt and reconstructed my lower mandible jaw. They removed 13 lower teeth. Since then they have rebuilt lower gums and inserted implants into my reconstruced lower jaw. The implants hold a titanium plate for a denture to clip on.

Please send me a PM is you have any questions.

Karen