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Hello, thank you for reaching out. We have had patients travel from Africa to our office in Alabama before. We are a 3-hour drive from Atlanta, or you can fly to Birmingham BHM from Atlanta. Just email us at info@TongueTieAL.com to learn more. We do the consultation and procedure on the same day. Unfortunately, I do not know of anyone in West Africa who does the procedure like we do.

Once the parents see the proper stretch, then they do it properly after the one week mark. We tell them to come back if any symptoms come back or get worse. They email us or come back in person in many cases. It can occasionally reattach after the one week mark, but it's more rare.

Hello, I would say 95%+ see improvements after the procedure based on our data (and also studies on tongue-ties). It has to be diagnosed properly, examined properly, treated properly, have the right post-op stretches and follow-up to see those results, though (as discussed in the lecture).

It's sore for a couple of days. You do have to do stretches 2x a day for 4 weeks and they do not like that. It also needs to be released property. Many people will not release a tongue tie on a toddler without general anesthesia. We do it in the office with just numbing jelly and have people travel from around the country because they can't find someone locally to do it the right way and also not putting them to sleep. Give us a call at 205-419-4333 if you're interested! -Dr. Baxter

Hello, it is terrible. If there was a better way to prevent the tongue from sticking back to the floor of the mouth, I promise we would do that! Typically the first week is the most sore for the stretches, and then it gets better from there. It should be moderately uncomfortable, just like if you were stretching your leg or arm after exercising, but everyone senses pain differently. At the follow up check some kids seem to have a lot of pain, and others let me stretch it with no tears and just sit there. Hope that makes sense! So sorry. The idea is that the benefits from the procedure outweigh the discomfort and terrible stretches. -Dr. Baxter

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing! Glad it’s helpful. Thanks for being a tongue-tie advocate!

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

Glad it was helpful!

Hello, thank you for your questions. Ideally, stretches would be done with sufficient pressure so that no deeper stretch would be needed. Under the tongue, you have to keep the wound open, or else it will close up and the tongue will lose mobility, and the procedure will be rendered ineffective. Symptoms will return and may worsen as the child ages. So instead of re-treating and re-lasering, it's better to perform the "deeper stretch," which is really just a normal stretch with sufficient pressure. It will often open back up, which feels like taking a scab off your knee. But it's better than the alternative of putting the child through another procedure. I hope this makes sense. What's brutal is leaving children with significant oral restrictions (tongue ties) and not diagnosing them or clipping them halfway and not informing parents of aftercare protocols, and both parents and the child suffer needlessly. Tongue-ties can cause issues as babies, and the issues often multiply into speech, solid feeding, sleep, and breathing issues as the child gets older, and as an adult can manifest as neck and shoulder tension, breathing issues, sleep issues (apnea, snoring, etc.), among others.

I had this done as an adult, and did these stretches as deep and as hard as I could, as often as I could remember. It didn't hurt that bad at all. I even tried pressing directly on the wound and I could barely feel it. Tylenol works wonders!

I'm sure it was only cut partially, that's why she is still having the issues. You need to find someone to evaluate it who can make sure it was done properly. You're welcome to come visit us in Alabama, as we have had many from the UK come to the USA to visit our clinic. Alternatively, Dr. Justin Roche is in Ireland: tonguet.ie/meet-our-team/ or Dr Suraj in London: happykidsdental.co.uk/tongue-tie/ Hope this helps! - Dr. Baxter

@@TongueTieAL Just wanted to come back here and say thank you. Dr Suraj did a release of lips, cheeks and tongue yesterday. We were stuck with doctors saying there was nothing they could do and already we see a difference. Thanks again, God bless

@@joshwrt2029 Awesome! So glad it was helpful.

Our pleasure!

Yes, we see stories like these every day. Had 5 more success stories today. Come see us, we'd be happy to help. Here's another video with moms sharing their stories. ua-cam.com/video/yeDXhL4WhGw/v-deo.html Just give us a call at 205-419-4333 and they can go over all the details. We help families from around the world. -Dr. Baxter

This one is from last month, just the patients that happened to be there the day we were filming. Not like we picked the best ones. ua-cam.com/video/jra2WxLuB14/v-deo.html

I would talk with Dr Yazdi www.cvpd.info/our-doctors

@@TongueTieAL Thank you

We would be happy to help. Just come see us in Alabama. To make an appointment call 205-419-4333. Thanks!

Am from south africa

@@nkosikhonasiphiwemdlalose227 -Great! We just had a family come visit us from South Africa last month. Here's their story. They had to get visas, and came and had both of their children treated, and went to Orlando to visit Disney World. facebook.com/reel/1555301051981631

Hi Ceano, you can reach out to your provider if you have questions. Some temporary numbness can be normal. Typically our patients are moderately sore for 1-3 days. It should get better soon. But I don't know what method they used, how deep they went, sutured or not, etc. There are many different ways to do the procedure, so if you have specific questions, I would reach out to your provider and schedule a follow-up appointment. Thanks, Dr. Baxter

Hello, in Singapore I would reach out to Yue Weng Cheu at www.dpdental.com/our-team/dr-yue-weng-cheu/

Hi Mike, I would recommend Dr. Scott Siegel. He is an oral surgeon and a tongue-tie pioneer. He uses the same laser we use and will do a great job for you! - Richard

Thank you

​@TongueTieAL we are near Seattle Washington, do you have any referrals for up here?

Yes, Dr James Thomas with Health Latch is your guy! He’s a great clinician and a good friend.

We recommend starting the day after the procedure.

No, we do not. Morning, noon, and night. Everyone needs their rest. Just do a good stretch in the morning and it will be ok. Providers have different opinions on this. This is our opinion based on thousands of patients and evaluating them at follow up visits and checking the healing based on different protocols.

@@TongueTieAL "checking the healing based on different protocols" I am so so interested in what you tried and what you found! The stretches are the hardest part of the tongue tied journey. A lot of moms in my Facebook group are tempted to give up because they are so difficult. If we knew the bare minimum required, it would make us all feel a lot better, because right now we feel like we're torturing our babies and we don't even know if it's worth it or if we're doing way more than is necessary.

The point of the stretches is to keep the diamond open.

Yes, you want the diamond to be open, and heal vertically instead of sticking back together horizontally. Then you will lose mobility and symptoms will return. The stretches don’t feel good so likely they were not hard enough and that’s why it was sticking back together and didn’t seem to bother him. Unfortunately you just have to use more pressure. But it’s a short period of time in the grand scheme of things and should be worth it.

I’m not a dentist, but it’s supported hurt a bit if you’re doing it right. I don’t think you could tear the skin that easily to make it too far open.

When I had the procedure done myself, I experimented and pressed as hard as I possibly could at the very top of the wound. It really didn't hurt that bad, and I didn't do any damage. I had great healing results.

Reattachment is different from normal formation of frenulum? How do I judge that? My son is in the 3rd week of his recovery but has a shallow latch

The deeper stretch was performed at 3 weeks after the procedure.

Come see us, we'd be happy to help. Just give us a call at 205-419-4333, and they can go over all the details. We help families from around the world. -Dr. Baxter

Thanks Kimberly!

Hi Rebeka, the easiest place to get the book is on Amazon. It’s on sale for $10: www.amazon.com/Tongue-Tied-String-Impacts-Nursing-Feeding/dp/1732508208 hope you enjoy it!

Yes that is real time. Not slowed down or sped up.

Use a bottle!!!

We use a topical numbing jelly before the procedure. But the nice thing about using a laser is that we do not have to put the child to sleep under general anesthesia.

Hi Naomi, it is variable for each patient. Most of the time it’s sore for a day or two but most kids with some Tylenol and / or Motrin honestly “act like nothing happened” when I call to check on them at night. The stretches to prevent the tongue tie from growing back together, done twice a day for three weeks is the hardest part. But it’s only about 10 seconds twice a day, so the child will cry and then typically calm down quickly. If you’d like to schedule a consult with us, you can call the office at 205-419-4333. Thanks! Dr. Baxter

Have them watch this lecture. Most doctors don't seem to care or notice anything about a tongue tie or tongue restriction. Especially if it's a less obvious posterior tongue-tie. ua-cam.com/video/nIW3884oj1o/v-deo.html

Hello, the best thing would be to find a provider locally who can help you. There is a provider in the UAE who could help as well that would be much closer than us. tonguetieprofessionals.org/padmini-chiyadu/ is her information. Hope this is helpful. Sorry we do not have a Turkish translation of our Tongue-Tied book. -Dr. Baxter

You need to make sure that whoever did the procedure did a full release of the tongue and checked (and likely released) the lip if it was restricted. Make sure you are following the team approach to care and have followed up with a lactation consultant, bodyworker (PT, chiro), and follow up with the tongue-tie release provider to voice your concerns. They can help you from there.