Lip Tie & Tongue Tie Release in Hammond, LA
Treating Adults & Children

We have partnered with Southern Dental Care to bring lip & tongue tie services to Northshore.
Lip Tie & Tongue Tie Release Procedure

Tethered oral tissues are something talked about very little in dental school. It’s a lesser known area of dentistry, and a lot of dentists don’t treat the condition. Dr. Lacey was the first preferred provider in the NOLA area treating this condition.

Many newborn babies struggling to breastfeed because their lips and tongues can’t move appropriately. With a 30-45 second laser surgery, the baby can move their tongue and lips like they should, and are able to have a productive breastfeeding relationship, after working with a lactation consultant and a speech therapist that specializes in feeding.

Dr. Lacey uses a Light Scalpel CO2 laser for the procedure. The laser works for quicker healing and less associated pain. It’s a life changing procedure, and it’s one we’re very proud to offer at Concord Family Dental.
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Training & Specialists


Dr. Lacey has traveled to three different states to learn from some of the most knowledgeable dentists, IBCLCs (lactation consultants), and SLPs (speech therapists) in the nation about this condition and procedure. She performs this procedure on an average of three babies per week in-office.


At Concord Family Dental, we have an SLP that works in-office (Kelsey Brasseaux, CCC-SLP, CLC), specializing in feeding.  She is also a certified lactation consultant. With her expertise on tongue & oral function, as well as her ability to help a nursing mother with her latch, we make a dream team!


Our partner, Southern Dental Care, is the only office in NOLA that utilizes a speech therapist/ lactation consultant on-staff to do an assessment before, during, and after the procedure. She diagnoses functional issues and determines if therapy alone will be enough to solve the problem. If the patient plateaus in therapy, or comes to us from another therapist having already plateaued, we perform the frenectomy (tie release) and return the patient to their therapist, or continue therapy in-office to aid in the healing process.


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We have an SLP that works in-office (Kelsey Brasseaux, CCC-SLP, CLC), specializing in feeding. She is also a certified lactation consultant.


With her expertise on tongue & oral function, as well as her ability to help a nursing mother with her latch, we make a dream team! Our office utilizes a speech therapist/ lactation consultant on-staff to do an assessment before, during, and after the procedure.   Kelsey is working toward a Certification in Oral Myology to become a Myofunctional Therapist.  She treats adults and children to correct muscular compensations due to tongue and lip tie as well as other oral dysfunctions.  We utilize therapy in conjunction with the lip and tongue tie procedure to gain incredible results.


She diagnoses functional issues and determines if therapy alone will be enough to solve the problem. If the patient plateaus in therapy, or comes to us from another therapist having already plateaued, we perform the frenectomy (tie release) and return the patient to their therapist, or continue therapy in-office to aid in the healing process.

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TESTIMONIAL


“Evelyn was born 3 weeks early, 3rd percentile. Her latch was EXTREMELY painful for me, and she could barely suck on a bottle of expressed bm. Her pedi kept telling me, “it’s not a tie, those aren’t real, it’s ok to give formula”. At 2.5 weeks they started to bring up failure to thrive. I was sleep deprived from round the clock feeding, desperate to keep baby EBF, and started researching what could be causing this. After finding this group and being reached out to by Dr. Andreotta, Evelyn had her lip tie and posterior tongue tie lasered at 4 weeks old. I am so happy to report that we are STILL exclusively breastfed at 4 months old, and she jumped from the 3rd percentile in weight to the 76th. Here she is saying “failure to thrive? me? nope!” I can’t recommend Dr. Andreotta enough and hope this finds someone who feels as lost and discouraged as I did!”


-Paige Smith

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Before & After Photos

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Healing After 5 & 10 Days

Post-Operative Instructions

Tips for Post-Surgery Exercises


  • Stretches are NOT meant to be forceful or prolonged. It’s best to be quick and precise with your movements.


  • A small amount of bleeding is common after treatment, especially during the first few days. Don't let this discourage you from doing the exercises. Just be gentle.


  • For your child, post-op exercises are best done with your baby placed on a bed or in your lap, with their feet facing away from you.
  • Using an affordable LED headlight (like a camping headlight) will help you see during exercises.


  • To help manage pain, you can use Tylenol, ibuprofen (if 6 months of age or older), Rescue Remedy, arnica, or other measures.


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