Difficulty latching onto the breast and making a clicking sound while nursing can be a sign of lip ties in babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend correcting lip ties unless they ...

Frenectomy, or frenotomy, can refer to any procedure where binding tissue on the body is cut or modified. One common type includes circumcision. A frenectomy, also known as a frenotomy, can refer to ...

The piece of tissue behind your upper lip is called the frenulum. When these membranes are too thick or too stiff, they can keep the upper lip from moving freely. This condition is called a lip tie.

Dr. Allie Lonneman is an award-winning pediatric dentist and founder of Arlington Tongue Tie Center, Arlington’s only practice solely dedicated to the treatment of tongue-ties and lip-ties in infants ...

A lip tie is when the tissue connecting your baby’s upper lip to the gums is tight, thick, or stiff. This can make breastfeeding harder for some babies, as it becomes difficult for the baby to move ...