Too many American newborns may be undergoing unnecessary tongue and lip surgeries to improve their ability to breastfeed, a new study finds. These minor "tether release" or frenotomy surgeries involve ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — It's a condition that can impact your baby's ability to breastfeed, eat solid food, even sleep and speak, and you may not know about it. It's called a lip and/or tongue tie, ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. More than half of infants referred to an otolaryngology ...

Lauren Lavelle didn’t know much about breastfeeding when she became pregnant with her first daughter in 2018. So she sought help from Melanie Henstrom, a lactation consultant in Boise, a few months ...

Las Vegas Pediatric Dental Clinic Highlights Gentle Tongue- and Lip-Tie Removal with Advanced Laser Frenectomies. A frenectomy involves releasing a tight or restrictive frenum — the band of tissue ...

Are you having trouble breastfeeding and wondering whether a “lip tie” in your baby may be to blame? So-called lip ties have gained more awareness in recent years because of their purported link to ...

(Jade Brookbank via Getty Images) Newborns are known for being fussy: In those first weeks after birth, babies often struggle to get the hang of sleeping and feeding properly. But, while every new ...

Dr. Allie Lonneman is an award-winning pediatric dentist and founder of Arlington Tongue Tie Center, Arlington’s only practice solely dedicated to the treatment of tongue-ties and lip-ties in infants ...

It’s an increasingly common scenario faced by new mothers across the country: A lactation consultant examines their newborn and suggests that cutting a “tongue-tie” may ease their difficulty ...

The little band of tissue under the tongue, known as the lingual frenulum, has become a source of heated discussions, and even angry arguments, in social media settings, parent groups, and in ...

These are some of the questions and comments posed by mothers in breastfeeding support groups, online forums, and in the waiting rooms of pediatricians' offices. Often, the first advice mothers get is ...