In 2010 I had a small cancer in my mouth removed. The surgeon s incision was below my right ear down to the middle of my neck. After surgery I was given a mouth stretching device and I used it faithfully for six months with absolutely no results. The scar tissue prevents me from opening my mouth no more than 1 inch making eating extremely difficult. Can scar tissue be successfully removed?
This condition is called Keloid or excessive fibrosis.It's an over-response of skin repair mechanism. The problem you are facing is unable to open mouth fully. First we need to know do you have this keloid tendency, if yes sometimes scar removal procedure also brings in new scar which will grow further and cause contracture of skin making your mouth not opening fully. But don't worry there are topical steroids which stop the local excessive fibrosis, Please talk to your surgeon.