On behalf of a mother I am trying to help to get a frenotomy for her son: at
what age does the procedure stop being a simple, quick snip or cut in the
doctor's office, and start to be something more invasive, requiring an
operating room and anesthesia and extreme attention to hemostasis?

It seems there has been a conference for ENT people in Iceland recently
where a paper was presented on late complications after lingual frenotomy,
and our staff docs are now unwilling to do them on children under the age of
four.  If anyone has heard of this research I would be very very grateful
for the reference; the Baby-Friendly UK research bulletin this week
announced the publication of a new RCT showing unequivocal benefit of
frenotomy when there are breastfeeding problems related to it, but the fear
of late complications seems to weigh more heavily.

Feeling *quite* discouraged today,
Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway

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