Is it a lip tie? Implications of the Maxillary Frenulum on Breastfeeding 2025- Edu2B

Speaker(s): Gina Weissman, DMD, RN, IBCLC, FABM 

Many infants undergo surgical intervention for ""upper lip tie” (ULT) to improve breastfeeding. However, the effect of ULT on breastfeeding and if surgical correction improves outcomes is still poorly understood with scant and contradictory data. There are multiple reasons for the limited amount of data including the lack of a standard definition for ULT which has led to ambiguity regarding a normal vs. abnormal frenulum and which may benefit from correction.
This presentation will summarize and analyze the current literature on upper lip tie, its impact on breastfeeding and utility of therapeutic surgical intervention. I will also suggest a novel classification and a practical clinical guide, and trouble shooting chart.