Infant Tongue Tie Release in Chennai | Laser Frenectomy

Certified Lactation Support & Laser Frenectomy: Under the certified leadership of Dr. Santosh Kumari Rathod (Diploma in Laser Dentistry from Asian Pacific Society of Laser; Master's in Pediatric Dentistry; Fellowship in Pediatric Sleep & Myobrace Australia), our clinic provides integrated clinical lactation counseling and gentle laser release.

What is a Tongue Tie and Why Does Early Release Help Breastfeeding? The lingual frenulum is a small band of tissue securing the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. When this tissue is too tight, thick, or short, it anchors the tongue, preventing the natural upward and forward wave motion required to create a deep breastfeeding latch and milk suction seal.

Key Symptoms in Mothers: When an infant cannot latch properly due to a tongue tie, mothers commonly experience severe nipple pain during latching, flattened, creased, or blanched nipples after nursing, bleeding or infected nipples (mastitis), recurring nipple thrush, incomplete breast drainage leading to engorgement, reduced milk supply over time, and emotional anxiety or postpartum distress.

Key Symptoms in Infants: Babies with tongue ties often exhibit shallow or slipping latches, clicking or smacking noises while nursing, falling asleep exhausted at the breast before finishing, extended feeding times (45+ minutes), poor weight gain, excessive air swallowing (aerophagia), severe gas, colic, reflux, and spitting up.

Toddlers & Older Children: In toddlers and older children, untreated tongue ties can lead to speech articulation difficulties (difficulty with L, R, T, D, N, S, TH sounds), trouble eating solid foods, low tongue posture causing narrow maxillary jaw development, and persistent mouth breathing.

Why Soft Tissue Laser Frenectomy? Our advanced pediatric soft-tissue laser releases the restrictive frenulum in under 90 seconds with zero bleeding, no stitches or sutures, and minimal swelling. Mothers can breastfeed immediately in our private nursing room post-procedure.

To know more about pediatric sleep issues, mouth breathing, and airway health, read our dentist-cum-author book 'Breathe Right. Sleep Tight.' by Dr. Santosh Kumari Rathod (available on Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0drhWWrD).