Table I.

Intra-operative complications	Post-operative complications
	Early	Late
Transection of facial nerve	Facial nerve paralysis	Facial sinkinesis after facial palsy
Rupture of capsulae of parotid tumour	Haemorrhage or haematoma	Hypoesthesia of greater auricular nerve
Incomplete surgical resection of parotid tumour	Infection	Recurrent tumour
	Skin flap necrosis	Soft tissue deficit
	Cosmetic deformity	Hypertrophic scar or keloid
	Trismus	Frey’s syndrome
	Parotid fistula