Need general anesthesia???  Gimme a break!  My ENT friend down the hall
does frenulectomies in the office using topical lidocaine jelly applied
with a Q-tip! (No "pre-op fasting time", either.)  And, he encourages mom
to nurse baby immediately afterward. "So she can see how much it really
helps the nipple soreness."

Becky Saenz, MD
Assistant Professor
University of MS Medical Center
Department of Family Medicine
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