Lip And Tongue Tie Laser Surgery

Richard baxter dmd ms uses his lightscalpel co2 laser to perform a tongue and lip tie release frenectomy on a 3 week old infant.

Lip and tongue tie laser surgery.

Lip tie has not been studied as much as tongue tie but treatments for lip ties and tongue ties are very similar. Rubin and sentelle can alleviate problems caused by tongue tie and lip tie by performing a laser frenectomy. We ll ask you to be in the. Most of the time however the term refers to an oral procedure meant to resolve a tongue tie or a lip tie.

In your mouth the frenum refers to a piece of soft tissue connected to the lips. Tongue tie with lip tie can make breastfeeding difficult for babies and in some. We have to follow laser safety guidelines however you can feel peace of mind knowing that the tongue tie procedure typically only takes 1 to 2 minutes. He is a pioneer of laser tongue tie and lip tie surgery.

Siegel is a board certified oral maxillofacial surgeon in new york city and long island. Tongue tie ankyloglossia is a condition in which an unusually short thick or tight band of tissue lingual frenulum tethers the bottom of the tongue s tip to the floor of the mouth. Both of the restrictiv. If necessary tongue tie can be treated with a surgical cut to release the frenulum frenotomy.

Simply put a laser release is the use of an all tissue hand held laser to detach the frenum connective tissue webbing from the upper lip or tongue by a trained dentist. Laser surgery removes excess tissue in the mouth for infants children teens or adults. The laser cauterizes as it cuts to reduce pain bleeding and recovery time. The benefits of tongue tie and lip tie laser surgery can positively affect your child s health including increasing the ability to successfully breastfeed as well as prevent possible dental problems associated with these anomalies.

Utilizing a soft tissue laser drs. For your safety you won t be able to stay in the room during tongue tie surgery. Tongue tie revision or removal is a procedure of releasing a thin piece of skin the frenum under the tongue and or upper lip to allow for better range of motion.