Tongue and Oral Cavity Surgery

The oral cavity includes the lips, tongue, palate, floor of mouth, tonsils and inner cheek linings (aka = buccal mucosa).  The tongue is divided into an anterior (front) 2/3 and posterior (back) 1/3.  Various pathology in the forms of cysts, ulcers, infection, inflammation and tumors  can arise in these areas.  If any of these problems does not resolve after 2-3 weeks then evaluation by a ear, nose and throat surgeon is prudent .  The board-certified surgeons at C/V ENT Surgical Group in the San Fernando Valley, Dr. Alen Cohen and Dr. Jerome Vener, are well-trained in order to diagnose and treat these problems accurately.