I had a drooping lower lip, though I don't know if it was from the neck dissection or from my oral surgery. It gradually came back up, as my surgeon promised me it would, and though I can't form a perfect "o" you can't tell anytnng is different otherwise. My smile is straight now, and I was terribly worried about that at first. Be patient. I'll bet that it will greatly improve, and perhaps even come all the way back.


Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!