Welcome to OCF! I have seen different patients come thru here who have had problems with the titanium plate or screws coming thru their skin. Im sure it must be very painful! I have had a mandibulectomy myself but my body rejected the titanium immediately and it was removed.

A mandibulectomy is such an invasive operation that recovery can take a very long time. It took me a year to recover. I ended up with complications and did 8 months of IV antibiotics thru a picc line and many hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Eventually I healed and recovered.

The doctor who isnt helping your father after it was his surgery is a very poor excuse for a physician! I would take him to a large cancer center where they are familiar with mandibulectomies. That type of surgery can be preformed by an oral surgeon, ENT, or even a plastic surgeon. Mine was done with an ENT and plastic surgeon working in teams. For all of my reconstructive surgeries afterwards, my plastic surgeon took care of those. You sure are correct with being in a tight spot. Surgeons hate to fix anyone elses work, especially in the same area. You may end up traveling a distance to find someone who will touch your father.

Best wishes!!!!!