Frenulectomy racket

Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed. www.nytimes.com “In 2020, a panel of 16 leading ear, nose and throat specialists published guidelines warning that tongue-ties were being over-diagnosed and that cheek-tie releases simply “should not be performed.” “Dr. Scott Siegel of Manhattan has been cutting babies’ tongues for two decades, ever since he took over the practice of one of the authors of the 2004... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums