A Lightscalpel CO2 laser is used for tongue-tie releases (also known as a frenectomy).
A laser frenectomy is the laser excision of a frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents part of the body from moving too far. The CO2 laser is ideal for cutting and coagulating soft tissue during a frenectomy. The LightScalpel CO2 laser system is a valuable tool in a wide variety of soft-tissue oral laser surgery procedures, including:
- Frenum release/frenectomy
- Abscess (drainage)
- Flap surgery
- Biopsy
- Partial glossectomy
- Homeostasis
- Crown lengthening (soft tissue)
- Incision of infection when used with antibiotic therapy
