 Risks included, but were not limited to anesthesia, bleeding, infection, injury of the nerves including lower lip weakness, tongue weakness, tongue numbness, shoulder weakness, need for physical therapy, possibility of total laryngectomy, possibility of inability to speak or swallow, difficulty eating, wound care issues, failure to heal, need for additional treatment, and the patient understood all of these issues and they wished to proceed.
Risks included , but were not limited to anesthesia , bleeding , infection , injury of the nerves including lower lip weakness , tongue weakness , tongue numbness , shoulder weakness , need for physical therapy , possibility of total laryngectomy , possibility of inability to speak or swallow , difficulty eating , wound care issues , failure to heal , need for additional treatment , and the patient understood all of these issues and they wished to proceed .