**My name is Sigmund Freud. It is currently February 2024. What would have been the recommended treatment for my palatal ulcerous lesion at the time? I had been using cocaine to alleviate my nasal swelling since 1895. Could there have been a link between my cocaine use and this palatal ulcerous lesion that was treated incorrectly? Was Radiotherapy and Resection ever indicated? Would it have made a difference for my quality of life?**
Prof. R. E. University Vienna Dear Mr. Freud, I appreciate your inquiry regarding the treatment for palatal ulcerous lesions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, specifically in the context of your cocaine use. Based on the information provided from the American Journal of Rhinology (2003), it appears that palate perforations were relatively uncommon […]