After parotidectomy, numbness on the during shaving is due to damage of:
Correct Answer: Greater auricular nerve
Description: Complications of Parotidectomy: Hematoma Infection Deformity Temporary / permanent facial weakness - d/t facial Nerve resection Facial numbness Sialocele Permanent numbness of the ear lobe - due to Great Auricular nerve transection - Sensory abnormality Frey's Syndrome/Gustatory sweating/ Auriculo temporal syndrome.
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