freys-syndrome

Frey’s syndrome

What is Frey’s syndrome? Frey’s Syndrome (FS) is the phenomenon secondary to gustatory stimulus, exemplified by flushing and sweating of parotid, frontal, and sub-mandibular sites resulting in trauma to the parotid or another major salivary gland (eg. sub-mandibular or sub-lingual) frequently either after a parotidectomy or excision of the sub-mandibular gland. In other words, Frey’s…