Breastfeeding Symptom Resolution After Sequential Labial-Lingual Frenectomies: A Case Report

Raymond J Tseng1,2,3, Jessica Altemara2, Sharon Smart1

  • 1School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Case Reports in Pediatrics
|December 12, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Tethered oral tissues, like lip tie and tongue tie (ankyloglossia), can impact breastfeeding. Surgical release of these ties significantly improved infant feeding symptoms, with differential symptom resolution noted after labial and lingual frenectomy.