A 2016 study found that surgical release of tongue or lip tie, and more specifically, posterior tongue-tie, resulted in improvements in maternal and infant breastfeeding outcomes.

You may have heard that fixing your baby’s lip tie can help with breastfeeding. But experts say: Not so fast. Here’s the real story behind lip ties and how they factor into nursing – if at all.

Heather Rae El Moussa shared earlier this week she was having difficulty breastfeeding her newborn son Tristan as he had tongue, cheek and lip ties Heather Rae El Moussa has been candid about her ...

He treats both tongue and lip ties in babies but admits it's a controversial procedure. ... A posterior tongue tie is hidden under the mucosal lining. An anterior tongue tie though is easy to see.

A study by Benoiton et al 3 evaluated 34 infants within 24 hours of frenotomy for ankyloglossia and/or tethered, maxillary labial frenum (upper lip tie) and 2 weeks later. The Hazelbaker ...

Breastfed infants diagnosed with “tongue tie” are being unnecessarily treated with deep laser or scissors cuts under both their tongue and upper lip in the first weeks and months of life.

Cutting ‘tongue-ties’ with scissors or lasers has been spruiked as an answer to babies’ breastfeeding problems - but experts warn the benefits are limited and the procedure can be harmful.