All of the following statements are true about Frey's Syndrome except
FREY 'S SYNDROME (GUSTATORY SWEATING) - Frey's syndrome arises as a complication of parotid surgery usually manifesting several months after the operation.it is characterized by sweating and flushing of the preauricular skin during mastication causing nuisance to the person or social embarrassment. Treatment: -Tympanic neurectomy: Section of tympanic branch of CN IX will interrupt these fibers and give relief. -Antiperspirant: Aluminum chloride -Botulinum toxin: Injected into the affected skin. -Fascia Lata: between skin and underlying fat.
Gustatory sweating
Aberrant misdirection of parasympathetic fibers of auriculotemporal nerve
Botulinum toxin is one of the treatment suggested
Less chances with enucleation than parotidectomy
NEET 2019