Maxfacts

Neck, front

Treatments for postoperative problems affecting the front of the neck include:

• Scars. Unlike in the back of the neck these are easy to see and may benefit from further surgical repair or other scar revision.
• Limitation of movement, including limitation of movement of the hyoid bone (at the root of the tongue, in the front of the neck). Physiotherapy and self-help in the form of regular special exercises will help to alleviate such problems.
• Stoma after laryngectomy (removal of the voice box). See treatments for postoperative problems affecting the larynx.
• Lymphoedema (caused by missing lymph glands). Physiotherapy and self-help in the form of regular special exercises will help to alleviate such problems.