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what is freys syndrome?
Frey’s Syndrome or gustatory sweating can occur when a penetrating wound damages both
the auriculotemporal and great auricular nerves, and parasympathetic secretomotor fibres
from the former regenerate into the latter, eventually reaching sweat glands or blood vessels in
the skin and innervating them inappropriately. When a sufferer prepares to eat, beads of perspiration on
and/or flushing of the skin over the parotid gland accompany salivation. It is very common following
parotid surgery, and has been associated with children delivered using forceps.
the auriculotemporal and great auricular nerves, and parasympathetic secretomotor fibres
from the former regenerate into the latter, eventually reaching sweat glands or blood vessels in
the skin and innervating them inappropriately. When a sufferer prepares to eat, beads of perspiration on
and/or flushing of the skin over the parotid gland accompany salivation. It is very common following
parotid surgery, and has been associated with children delivered using forceps.
