Tongue Tie Release/Frenuloplasty

Symptoms

  • Inability to stick tongue out of mouth
  • Speech difficulties
  • Poor breast feeding
Tongue Tie
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Surgery

  • Release of tongue tie as general anaesthetic day case

After Care

  • Soft diet for 5 days
  • May drink from bottle
  • Regular Calpol and/or Nurofen for a few days after until healed
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