Join Medical Advisory Board members, Nancy Calamusa and Dr. Scott Siegel as they share about the impact of lip and tongue ties on speech, swallowing and feeding, when surgical intervention may be necessary, and why follow up therapies are critical for success.

Tongue, lip and cheek ties are a hot topic in parenting groups. There's a lot of misinformation on the potential benefits, impact and drawbacks to getting these types of connective tissues revised. Without proper pre and post-procedure therapy, especially for children with HIE and other children with feeding and swallowing disorders, it can sometimes cause more harm than good.

Learn from the experts on who may or may not be a good candidate from pediatric feeding and swallowing expert, Nancy Calamusa, MA, CCC-SLP, and pediatric oral-maxillofacial surgeon, and pediatric dentist, Dr. Scott Siegel, who often work in tandem to ensure children can benefit from this procedure.

This episode originally aired as a part of Hope for HIE's Medical Advisory Board educational video series on Facebook, which you can view here.

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