Tongue Tie Laser Surgery

Our pediatric dentists use a laser to cut through the connective tissue also called the frenulum between the tip of your child s tongue and the bottom of their mouth.

Tongue tie laser surgery.

Our practice focuses on correct diagnosis treatment management follow up and support for tongue tie issues. Laser tongue tie and lip tie surgery is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure. Alternatively a laser or scissors can also be us. Tongue tie and lip tie laser surgery we are a lincense and certified dentist specialized in laser tongue tie and lip tie removal know as laser frenectomy.

Using a laser may help make tinier snips or cuts. The laser cauterizes as it cuts to reduce pain bleeding and recovery time. Tongue tie a simple surgical procedure called a frenotomy can be done with or without anesthesia in the hospital nursery or doctor s office. Team tongue tie performs laser frenectomies using our state of the art co2 laser.

Once a tongue tie is properly diagnosed by a trained professional a lightscalpel frenectomy can be performed. 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. Shorter treatment time this is done right in our office and usually takes less than a few minutes. Tongue tie laser surgery laser surgery for tongue tie is similar to a frenotomy except that a laser is used instead of a scalpel or knife.

The doctor examines the lingual frenulum and then uses sterile scissors to snip the frenulum free. Laser frenectomy a laser frenectomy is basically the same procedure as a traditional oral frenectomy. The benefits of laser treatment are. We also treat children with feeding dental and speech issues.

The only difference is that the procedure uses a laser which minimizes the risk of infection. There is always a risk of reattachment after a surgery for tongue tie due to the formation of granulation tissue which causes attachment of the releases fraenulum to get reattached to the base of the tongue. One of the many procedures performed with the lightscalpel co 2 laser is a frenectomy also commonly referred to as a tongue tie or lip tie release tongue ties can negatively affect people of all ages.