Abstract
At birth, the patient presented with macroglossia, renal/hepatic enlargement, abdominal dropsy, and hypoglycemia and was given a diagnosis of Beckwith-Widemann Syndrome. There were no respiratory complications associated with macroglossia. At the school, his classmates used to make fun of his tongue, because it protruded out of the mouth at all times. Thus, his parents decided to let the patient undergo tongue reduction surgeryfor macroglossia. As compared with the tongue size, the width of the mandibular dental arch was too narrow; difficulty in closing the lips was also present. In August 2002, tongue reduction surgery for macroglossia was performed by the Egyedi-Obwegeser technique under general anesthesia. Tongue protrusion as well as open bite were corrected after surgery. Taste function recovered to normal after 3 months.
