Surgery can be used to treat tongue strap that is too short. Some parents are too nervous about their children's tongue development. They worry that too short a tongue strap will definitely affect their pronunciation, speech and daily life. They may think that early surgery can treat short tongue bands as soon as possible. In fact, it is necessary to observe the development of the child's tongue strap before the age of 2, and then check it after the age of 2 to confirm whether the tongue strap is too short. Premature operation (2 ~ 6 months old) can easily lead to scar on the surgical wound, so some children must have a second operation. The best time for lingual frenulum surgery is when the child is 5 years old. For the treatment of short lingual frenulum, three surgical methods can be selected: simple local anesthesia, complex local anesthesia and general anesthesia. Let me introduce it to you.

1, simple local anesthesia: scissors, electrotome or laser cut and attach abnormal lingual frenulum, generally without suture. This method is suitable for children with thin tongue strap, less incision bleeding and less wound adhesion. Advantages: simple. Disadvantages: The surgical effect of some children may be slightly poor, and they may not reach the normal level completely, and may need a second operation.

2, complex local anesthesia: generally, children over 6 years old can cooperate, and surgery needs to be sutured after cutting off the lingual frenum to reduce the chance of wound adhesion. Advantages: local anesthesia, good surgical effect. Disadvantages: Need children to cooperate.

3, general anesthesia surgery: mostly used for children who can not cooperate with surgery and need to suture the wound. Advantages: One operation can basically achieve satisfactory results. Disadvantages: hospitalization is required, and the operation cost is relatively high.