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Case Reports
. 1995 Dec;11(4):313-6.
doi: 10.1177/089033449501100419.

Breastfeeding difficulties as a result of tight lingual and labial frena: a case report

D Wiessinger, M Miller
Case Reports

Breastfeeding difficulties as a result of tight lingual and labial frena: a case report

D Wiessinger et al. J Hum Lact. 1995 Dec.

Abstract

A breastfed baby with impending failure to thrive resisted assuming a wide-mouthed, flanged-lip position at breast. A lingual frenotomy was only partly successful in correcting his breastfeeding problems. Following a labial frenectomy, the baby was better able to flange his upper lip against the breast. He then began breastfeeding with full efficiency.

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