Instructors: Soroush Zaghi, MD; and Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton, RDHAP, OMT

Join us for a day of lecture and surgical observation, including a comprehensive overview of our protocol and procedures. Topics include:

• Tongue-tie diagnosis in children and adults
• Identifying compensations for tongue tie
• Pre/post-op myofunctional therapy exercises
• When a patient is ready for the frenuloplasty
• Surgical techniques using scissors and sutures
• Hands-on suturing workshop on synthetic tissue
• Identifying the endpoints of release
• Understanding the aftercare process
• What to look for during post-op appointments

The objective of this course is to improve the outcomes of tongue-tie release surgery through group discussion and demonstration. Live surgical demonstrations will be performed.

Please note: Enrollment is generally limited to 15-20 participants. Class size is small by design for an intimate educational experience and more individual instruction.