Office-based frenotomy for ankyloglossia and problematic breastfeeding

A. Claire Kenny-Scherber; Jack Newman

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Office-based frenotomy for ankyloglossia and problematic breastfeeding

A. Claire Kenny-Scherber and Jack Newman

Canadian Family Physician July 2016, 62 (7) 570-571;

A. Claire Kenny-Scherber

Family physician practising maternity care with the Partners in Pregnancy Clinic in Peterborough, Ont, and is Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.

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Jack Newman

Pediatrician specializing in breastfeeding medicine and is Medical Director of the International Breastfeeding Centre in North York, Ont.

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Initial incision with scissors
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Manual push with index finger to achieve full release
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Appearance of fully released frenulum
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Wound healing normally 3 days after the procedure

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