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This is done on an infant to facilitate breastfeeding- the most natural and healthy thing a mother can do for their child.

@@thataintu true but it not right I will never do that I will allow them to do it when they turn 6 or 8 year old if I have a child but you never know if they gonna have pain in the future or might be risky to do

​@SkyLight724 my daughter had a grade 4 lip tie released at a month old, if you look that up it's where the frenulum notches the bone and if she had grown up with it she would have a severe gap between her front teeth. She's also had a tongue release done this week at almost 4 months because it was somehow missed previously but was so bad she was severely struggling to gain weight consistently and was in yet another weight plateau despite supplementing with A LOT of formula. So far she's slept better and has stopped having scary breathing problems, leaks less,is working on better breastfeeding, and can finally hold a pacifier in her mouth if I decide to give her one. For some babies it's not an option to wait till they're older and side note a tongue tie can cause a cascade of body/muscle problems that are often more expensive to treat.

The primary purpose of the frenectomy on an infant is to facilitate breast-feeding. The babes often breast feed immediately after the procedure. Many moms would say ‘it was the best feeding they’ve ever had!’

@@thataintu thank you. Because we are planning our 2 month old baby to undergo the same treatment. We we're worried that our child can not breast feed while healing.

@@paulcapinpuyan3500can I ask how recovery went

The baby is snuggled in his own car seat, surrounded by competent providers. Why shouldn’t he be calm?

@thataintu because I am sure they appear strange with the gear, lights, and noises, and then they're directing it all in his mouth.

@@nightshade1621 an effort should be made, with a patient of any age, for that matter, to keep instruments out of view. This would be done to reduce anxiety and for patient safety in case of the unlikely instrument falling Having said that; 1. an infant doesn’t see that well to start with. 2. An infant, quite frankly, has not yet been taught to fear the unknown. The procedure is virtually painless. Keeping them nestled in their own comfy car seat, with careful manipulation of their numb lip, does not, in our experience create anxiety for the babies. Generally, anxiety is seen in older kids and from parents transferring their fears to the child- justifying our request to have parents wait in the reception area or at least out of the child’s view.

@@thataintu so you work in the medical/dental field?

@@nightshade1621 I’m Dr. Chapnick

How did it go?? My baby’s is 9 months and she needs it 😭😭😭

Relatively uneventful. Initial healing is a few days and pretty much unnoticeable in two weeks

@@thataintu okay so no big scar Thats good

There was topical anesthetic first and then a quick pinch of local right into the frenum

The ‘gums’ can often be done without local anesthetic if it’s very minor and done very slowly. But certainly more comfortable with a pinch of local anesthetic for the gums and certainly for a frenectomy unless it’s very fine tissue

@SimplyKimX the laser provides for a safer and less traumatic procedure irrespective of age .

Numbing gel and pinch of local anesthetic

I was just thinking the same thing.

Laser is out of view. Protection is really most relevant for the providers