The only difference is that the procedure uses a laser which minimizes the risk of infection and blood loss.
Lip tie after laser.
A prominent maxillary labial frenum can cause a large gap to occur between the upper two front teeth.
This is not a painful experience for an infant and does not typically require any anesthesia.
It is the revision of the tight frenulum either by use of laser or snipping with surgical scissors.
Surprisingly the entire process takes just a few minutes.
The lip tie procedure is called frenectomy.
It is a quick procedure performed in the dental chair.
Lip tie has not been studied as much as tongue tie but treatments for lip ties and tongue ties are very similar.
In order to facilitate the proper healing of lip and tongue releases following a frenectomy we strongly recommend a regimen of stretches to be done six times a day no more than six hours apart.
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.
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.
Preparing for tongue tie revision it s not necessary to do anything to prepare for the procedure.
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.
It is a very quick outpatient procedure and is not a surgery.
A laser frenectomy is basically the same procedure as a traditional oral frenectomy.
Tongue tie and lip tie laser surgery is a relatively simple quick and painless procedure.
A tongue or lip tie release sometimes called a frenectomy is performed using a medical laser.
Healing after a tongue or lip tie.
It can be performed using a laser or a sterilized surgical scissor.
The mom lays on the dentist chair holding her child during procedure.
In the past a lip tie was snipped with scissors.
There is little evidence that it improves breastfeeding outcomes and the lip tie can.