Generally speaking, nasal feeding can be removed in 7~10 days after tongue cancer surgery, which is mainly related to the surgical methods, which are divided into partial excision of tongue body and tongue reconstruction.
1. Partial excision of tongue: there is no flap transfer, so the recovery time is fast, usually 7 days after surgery, nasal feed can be removed and eat from the mouth, usually fluid food first, then semi-fluid food, and finally normal diet.
2. Tongue reconstruction: there is a flap repair, so the recovery time is relatively growing, usually about 10 days after the operation to pull out the nasal feed, usually first eat liquid food, then eat semi-liquid food, and finally normal diet.
Diet should be light diet, strengthen the supplementation of high quality protein, such as milk, eggs, lean meat and so on. Increase resistance.