Laser vs cutting tongue tie??

Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone could share their experience with tongue tie procedures. My LO is booked in for her tongue tie procedure in two days and they laser it, and now I’ve received conflicting advice about how this can cause permanent nerve damage and it’s better to cut. My LO is nearly 5 months old and we’ve been having breastfeeding issues for months I really don’t want to wait weeks again for a new appointment, but my mind is also a mess that this may cause her harm!

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We had our sons cut at 10 days old. No issues with it but there is a scar you can tell it has been cut

We had our little ones cut at 2 weeks. After a tiny little cry he was fine. The paedeatrician who did it explained the different risks of each procedure and recommending cutting over laser.

My son had his cut at approx 3 months. Over very quickly.

We had our daughters lasered when she was 7 weeks old. The IBCLC we saw recommended having them lasered rather than cut 🤷🏽‍♀️ We know of a few friends who have also seen the same specialist who we did, and they've had their kids ties lasered too and we haven't heard of any issues from anyone with it. For our girl, it took maybe a minute max. She didn't cry. She had a small, tiny amount of bleeding, but she was fine... I was the one worked up leading up to it. We did have to do oral stretches with her for a few weeks while it healed, and this was probably the worst part of it all. But everything healed well and I'm so glad we did it for her.

Our little dude had his tongue tie cut at 3 months and it was a very quick easy procedure! The surgical paediatrician recommended the cut

We had our girls tongue, cheek & lip ties lasered at 10 weeks.
She did cry but it was over very quickly and the smallest amount of bleeding as the laser cauterises the skin to stop bleeding. Had to do stretches for 4 weeks afterwards but she is now 7 months old and is doing amazing.

There is potential of nerve damage but I would say the same thing with cutting the tongue. There is always a risk either way. I found the laser to be safer especially when having all of her ties done

I had my sons and actually my own lasered by Enhance Dentistry in Brisbane and cannot fault.

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