Lingual frenectomy is a surgical procedure that involves completely removing the lingual frenulum at its attachment to the bone. It is performed by an oral surgeon with the help of local anesthesia. The procedure takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and the patient is left with a short row of...
Usually, the procedure is done between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. Some doctors and dentists believe in doing it as early as possible, even at 2-6 weeks. But adults can also have a frenectomy. Speak with your doctor to see whether your child should have the procedure or if you...
The procedure to loosen a frenum can be referred to as a frenotomy, frenectomy or frenuplasty, depending on exactly what is done. But it is often referred to simply as a tongue release or lip release. Usually no sedation is required for the child. The baby is wrapped comfortably in a ...
This Thursday Daddypotamus and I are taking him to an ENT in Dallas in hopes that he will agree to do a frenectomy (cut the little flap of skin that’s holding Micah’s tongue down.) He has never experienced the satisfaction of a deep latch and a flood of sweet milk, but I am giv...
In fact, one of the studies in the Cochrane review showed that 96 percent of the tongue-tied infants who got the frenectomy immediately improved their nursing, compared to 3 percent of the tongue-tied babies who got intensive support from a lactation consultant. But this study wasn’t ...