1/5 Natalie J. 7 months ago on Google
I'm
finally
writing
this
review
after
4
years
after
I
finally
have
the
validation
that
I
needed
(despite
my
strong
intuition).
My
first
baby
was
struggling
to
breastfeed,
I
saw
multiple
midwives,
chiropractors
and
IBCLC,
and
eventually
was
referred
to
Enhance
Dentistry.
Being
a
first
time
mum
and
completely
naive,
I
turned
up
to
the
appointment.
After
a
quick
examination
they
advised
he
needed
the
revision
and
whisked
him
away
before
I
could
even
process
this
situation.
Next
I'm
hearing
blood
curdling
screams.
I
walked
away
from
that
appointment
with
a
deep
feeling
like
the
care
we
received
was
more
about
turning
over
patients
for
revenue
rather
than
making
sure
he
had
the
proper
body
work
and
preparing
us
properly
for
the
procedure
and
recovery.
I
had
my
second
son
and
breastfeeding
was
a
breeze.
When
he
got
to
7
months
he
was
struggling
eating
solids.
I
persevered
and
sought
out
chiropractor
and
craniosacral
care
to
try
and
make
sure
he
didn't
need
the
frenectomy
procedure.
At
15
months
I
felt
like
we
needed
more
help
as
eating
wasn't
improving.
I
called
Enhanced
and
told
them
I
just
wanted
an
assessment
and
didn't
want
the
procedure
because
I
wanted
to
process
properly
to
see
if
there
were
other
avenues
I
hadn't
explored.
I
also
asked
the
receptionist
how
often
they
turn
babies
and
children
away
who
don't
need
the
procedure,
and
they
receptionist
said
she
couldn't
answer
that
(red
flag).
I
get
there
to
my
son's
appointment,
he
was
assessed
and
it
started
'he
had
plaque
build
up
because
of
his
lip
tie,
he's
has
a
very
restricted
tongue.
If
this
isn't
revised
it's
going
to
cause
xyz
issues
etc'.
I
burst
into
tears
knowing
exactly
we
this
was
going.
I
was
told
'you
need
to
be
strong'
and
next
minute
they
are
swaddling
my
15
month
old
and
another
experience
of
blood
curdling
screams.
Doing
the
stretches
on
a
15
month
old
was
nothing
short
of
torture
for
all
involved.
He
had
excessive
bleeding
from
the
procedure.
My
husband
was
the
one
doing
stretches
because
it
was
so
hard
as
a
mother
holding
my
child
down
to
inflict
horrible
pain
all
in
the
name
of
'ensuring
no
reattachment'.
This
has
permanently
effected
the
relationship
between
my
son
and
husband.
My
son
remembers
being
physically
held
down
while
my
husband
did
the
stretches
and
it
is
inhumane.
Fast
forward
4
years.
My
son
had
no
relief
from
this
procedure
(various
speech
+
swallowing
issues).
We
went
to
a
myofascial
therapist
and
speech
therapist
for
18
months.
We
were
then
sent
to
an
ENT
and
my
son
got
a
lingual
frenuloplasty
under
nitrous
oxide
(gas)
and
he
also
got
stiches
so
there
is
no
stretches.
The
ENT
said
the
previous
treatment
at
Enhanced
was
essentially
useless.
The
laser
just
got
superficial
tissue
and
didn't
remotely
get
close
to
removing
the
restriction.
He
also
said
the
lip
tie
'revision'
looked
as
though
the
tissue
was
'scored'
but
not
actually
released.
For
the
first
time
in
5
years
my
son
actually
has
relief
from
a
proper
frenectomy
release.
I
highly
recommend
looking
into
'lingual
frenuloplasty'
instead
of
the
laser.
It's
more
specific
in
getting
the
actual
restriction
released
instead
of
the
standard
'diamond'
section
under
the
tongue.
It
can
also
be
done
under
a
local
anesthetic
and
be
stitched
after,
so
you
don't
need
to
do
the
horrible
stretches.
I
believe
IBCLC
and
other
professionals
are
referring
parents
for
the
frenectomy
procedure
without
proper
knowledge
on
other
therapies
or
long-term
emotional
implications.
And
if
you
go
into
Enhanced,
I'm
sure
they
will
find
some
restriction
to
release.
I
have
multiple
friends
who
feel
the
same
way
about
their
experience.
It
feels
like
a
racket.
Make
sure
you
do
your
research.
Your
child
deserves
you
looking
into
other
options
before
just
assuming
this
procedure
is
going
to
resolve
the
issue.
There's
not
a
one
size
fits
all
procedure,
and
people
should
be
ashamed
for
referring
mum's
here
without
a
second
thought.
The
emotional
damage
this
causes
to
a
young
child
is
not
emphasised
enough,
and
its
not
okay.
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