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What Is a CO2 Oral Tie Release?

Restore Function, Improve Airway Health

CO2 Oral Tie Releases focus on correcting restrictions in the mouth, such as tongue ties, lip ties, and buccal ties. These conditions can lead to limited tongue movement, mouth breathing, and even airway obstruction. Through precise frenectomies and functional frenuloplasty procedures, Dr. Culotta offers tailored solutions to improve tongue function, enhance airflow, and boost overall health. Using the advanced LightScalpel CO2 laser, we provide minimally invasive treatments with maximum impact on your well-being.

Enhanced Tongue Mobility

A frenectomy or functional frenuloplasty allows for proper tongue positioning, improving airflow and breathing.

Better Nasal Breathing

Correcting lip ties and buccal ties reduces mouth breathing, helping you achieve optimal nasal breathing.

Minimized Airway Obstruction

By addressing tongue tie restrictions, we can reduce airway blockages and alleviate symptoms like snoring and sleep apnea.

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The Impact of Oral Ties

Why Restrictions Are Harmful to Airway Health

Tongue ties, lip ties, and buccal ties can severely impact airway health by restricting proper tongue movement. When the tongue is tethered too tightly, it cannot rest against the roof of the mouth as it should, leading to compromised airflow and increased reliance on mouth breathing. This contributes to dry mouth, altered facial development, and poor-quality sleep. In more severe cases, a tongue tie may partially obstruct the airway, exacerbating issues like sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndrome.

Benefits for Children

Promoting Healthy Growth

In children, oral ties can impact jaw and airway development, leading to a narrower airway that is more prone to collapse as they grow. This increases the risk of snoring, sleep apnea, and related issues. By addressing tongue ties, lip ties, and buccal ties early through frenectomy or functional frenuloplasty, we can support better tongue posture, promote healthy nasal breathing, and ensure proper growth and development.

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Benefits for Adults

Improving Breathing and Sleep

Adults with tongue ties, lip ties, or buccal ties often experience symptoms such as mouth breathing, snoring, jaw pain, and poor sleep. By undergoing a frenectomy or functional frenuloplasty, adults can achieve better tongue mobility, improved airway function, and relief from these common issues. Our approach focuses on restoring optimal tongue and airway function for better breathing, deeper sleep, and enhanced overall health.

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LightScalpel CO2 Laser Technology

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LightScalpel CO2 Laser Technology

The Gold Standard in Oral Tie Releases

At Austin Sleep and Airway Health, we use the LightScalpel CO2 laser for frenectomies and oral tie releases. This advanced technology provides unmatched precision, comfort, and effective outcomes. Unlike traditional surgical methods, the LightScalpel CO2 laser minimizes discomfort, reduces recovery time, and offers superior results for tongue ties, lip ties, and buccal ties. With the LightScalpel CO2 laser, you can trust that your care is in the best hands—combining innovative technology with our commitment to exceptional outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Reduced Post-Operative Pain

Patients often experience minimal discomfort and faster healing.

Minimized Bleeding and Swelling

The laser’s precision reduces bleeding and swelling during and after the procedure.

Lower Risk of Infection

The LightScalpel CO2 laser promotes a sterile surgical environment, minimizing infection risks.

Shorter Procedure and Recovery Time

Procedures are typically quicker and recovery is smoother, allowing patients to return to their routine faster.

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Your questions answered

A CO2 Oral Tie Release involves using a LightScalpel CO2 laser to correct tongue ties, lip ties, or buccal ties that restrict mouth and tongue movement. This precise, minimally invasive procedure helps improve airway health, breathing, and overall function.

We treat tongue ties, lip ties, and buccal ties that may cause restricted tongue movement, mouth breathing, speech issues, poor sleep, and airway obstruction. These conditions can affect both children and adults.

Restricted tongue movement can prevent the tongue from resting properly against the roof of the mouth, which impacts breathing, leads to mouth breathing, and may contribute to airway obstruction, sleep apnea, and other health issues.

The LightScalpel CO2 laser offers a more precise and minimally invasive treatment compared to traditional surgery. It results in less bleeding, reduced swelling, lower risk of infection, shorter procedure times, and faster, smoother recovery.

Treating tongue ties in children can improve their tongue posture, support healthy jaw and airway development, reduce the risk of snoring or sleep apnea, and promote better breathing and overall growth.

The LightScalpel CO2 laser minimizes discomfort, and most patients experience little to no pain during the procedure. Post-operative pain is generally reduced compared to traditional methods, with a quicker recovery time.

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