Healing after a Frenectomy

Wound Care Stretches are crucial to the success of your baby’s frenectomy.

They reduce the risk of the frenulum reattaching and keep the wound open as it heals. 

After the procedure, Dr. Bethany will talk you through how to care for your baby over the next 2 weeks:

  • You’ll get hands-on wound care coaching

  • Then, she will demonstrate and record a video performing the wound care stretches on your baby for you to take home

How to perform Wound Care after a Tongue Tie Procedure

Here are some reference videos for the Tongue Ties with Love Wound Care Protocol:

A Wound Care Stretch in Slow Motion

Watch what the finger is doing in slow motion during a wound care stretch. You’ll use the pad of one index finger to gently PUSH - SCOOP - and STRETCH up.

Families have shared that seeing the wound care stretch in slow motion has been a great tool for understanding how to best place their fingers and perform the stretch.

The Bounce and Stretch Wound Care Stretch

Babies love movement and bouncing! 

If your baby struggles with receiving wound care, try the Bounce and Stretch method.

Doing the wound care stretches this way relaxes your baby and keeps them more comfortable. We recommend trying this technique in front of a mirror to monitor your finger placement.

Basic Post-Frenectomy Wound Care Stretch

Laying your baby on their back will be the best position to see the wound.

This will also be the easiest view to check that your finger placement is correct.

Bounce and Stretch Wound Care for the Top Lip

Wound Care Stretches Support the Frenectomy Healing Process

After your baby has a Tongue-Tie Release they will need some time to heal. Although babies are able to nurse or take a bottle immediately following a frenectomy, something needs to be done to decrease the odds that the newly formed frenula will heal back at the original location.

There’s no research to show what THE most optimal way of doing wound care stretches following a Frenectomy is. All wound care stretches will vary by provider and what you read online.

Dr. Bethany’s wound care protocol has given families great results following their tongue tie procedure. The stretches help with the healing process and supports the way we want the new frenula to heal.

We encourage our patients to text Dr. Bethany for support if they experience challenges with the wound care stretches at home.

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