Skip to main content
A rare COVID side effect caused his tongue to swell, forcing a Houston surgeon to step in
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of15
Anthony Jones and his wife, Gail Jones, prepare for a surgery to reduce the size of his tongue, which swelled severely due to a rare COVID-19 side effect.UTHealth / CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
2of15
After his surgery, which removed a portion of his tongue, Anthony Jones has been able to return to a mostly normal life.UTHealth / CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
3of15
4of15
Anthony Jones with his UTHealth surgical team (from left to right) Dominik Rudecki, Mark Wong, James Melville, and John Guenther.UTHealth / CourtesyShow MoreShow Less