A tongue or lip tie release sometimes called a frenectomy is performed using a medical laser.
Lip tie after laser.
Healing after a tongue or lip tie.
A laser maxillary labial frenectomy involves removing the maxillary labial frenum tissue connecting the upper lip to the upper gums often referred to as lip tie.
Tongue tie and lip tie laser surgery is a relatively simple quick and painless procedure.
In the past a lip tie was snipped with scissors.
The only difference is that the procedure uses a laser which minimizes the risk of infection and blood loss.
It is a quick procedure performed in the dental chair.
The mom lays on the dentist chair holding her child during procedure.
It can be performed using a laser or a sterilized surgical scissor.
We will use numbing medication during the procedure and the use of a laser means that there is actually very little discomfort anyway.
It is the revision of the tight frenulum either by use of laser or snipping with surgical scissors.
If the patient is a baby diagnosis is done in conjunction with a lactation consultant or mid wife who will usually be present on the same day as the appointment.
Also although laser treatment for lip tie is becoming more common it is expensive and not without risk.
Now most healthcare professionals use a laser treatment that reduces the chance of excessive bleeding and is less traumatic for baby.
A laser frenectomy is basically the same procedure as a traditional oral frenectomy.
Surprisingly the entire process takes just a few minutes.
Your baby can nurse as soon as he she desires to do so after the surgery however it may take 30 45 minutes for any numbing medication to wear off.
The lip tie procedure is called frenectomy.
Lip tie has not been studied as much as tongue tie but treatments for lip ties and tongue ties are very similar.
There is little evidence that it improves breastfeeding outcomes and the lip tie can.
It is a very quick outpatient procedure and is not a surgery.
A prominent maxillary labial frenum can cause a large gap to occur between the upper two front teeth.