Dr. Ghaheri has written an excellent article titled "Tonge Tie Procedues Don't Need General Anesthesia"
One of the biggest hurdles to treating tongue tie or upper lip tie is the comfort level of the practitioner, especially if they do not perform a large volume of procedures. An additional obstacle is that the professionals who are capable of treating babies (ENTs, pediatricians, oral surgeons, family practitioners, midwives and nurse practitioners) all have varied training backgrounds. This makes a consistent approach to treating tongue tie and lip tie difficult to achieve. As a result, most practitioners simply practice what they were taught instead of looking for alternative options.
Mothers around the world have related to me frustrating scenarios like this:
- Baby and/or mom have breastfeeding symptoms related to tongue or lip restriction
- Their doctor or lactation consultant correctly identifies tongue tie or lip tie and refers them to an ENT or oral surgeon
- The surgeon is not comfortable doing the procedure in the office and requires general anesthesia (GA)
- The anesthesiologist is not comfortable doing "elective" procedures on babies until they are 3 (and often 6) months of age
- While baby waits, mom and baby can't keep breastfeeding and the relationship is lost
To read the above article follow this link to Dr. Ghaheri's website.
To read other articles written by Dr. Ghaheri please visit his website DrGhaheri.com
Tel: 717-259-9596
418 West King Street
East Berlin, PA 17316
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