Sublingual Gland Excision Treatment in India

Priya Sharma, a 42-year-old high school...

Priya Sharma, a 42-year-old high school biology teacher and mother of two, had been struggling for over a year. A persistent, painless swelling under her tongue, on the right side, would come and go. It made eating spicy foods, a staple of her family meals, uncomfortable and sometimes caused a slight speech impediment when it flared up. Her dentist initially treated it as a blocked salivary duct, recommending massage, hydration, and sour candies. When a firm, pea-sized lump became permanent and a sialogram confirmed a stone too deep to remove simply, her oral surgeon, Dr. Mehta, recommended a sublingual gland excision. He explained that while the gland produced only 5% of saliva, its chronic obstruction and risk of infection made removal the best long-term solution. Priya was terrified of surgery near her tongue and worried about permanent numbness or taste changes. The procedure under general anesthesia went smoothly. The first 48 hours were challenging with significant swelling and a soft diet, but within a week, the swelling subsided. After a month, she had full sensation and movement. The constant discomfort was gone. Emotionally, she moved from anxiety and frustration over the chronic issue to immense relief. She no longer has to mentally map her meals or worry about a flare-up during parent-teacher conferences, regaining a sense of normalcy she had missed.