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Pat Young <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:47:41 -0400
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I believe a frenotomy would be considered to be a surgical procedure and in 
the US this can only be performed by an MD, DO, or DDS.  I know that in some 
areas of the US (CA) an NP or PA can be trained in their own facility to 
perform such tasks, but it would be a real stretch for LCs to get legal 
permission to do this in the US.  I don't think we want to go there just 
now.  We are being accepted as part of the allied health team and that's a 
big step forward in 20+ years of existence!  I think we'd open a huge can 
of worms to suggest that we can do surgery at  this point  in   our 
evolution (as much as most of us would like to!)  What's next? Incising 
abcesses?

No, we just  have to train peds, obs, ENTs etc that this needs to be done 
and how to do it.  Get Dr Jain's video and tote it around.  Lend it to moms 
to take to the dr for their visit.  Show it to any dr who is BF friendly and 
will sit still.  Persistence, patience, repetition - they will finally get 
it. and send that ENT she went to as many articles as you can! :-)  Pat in 
SNJ 

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