Rowan Gillies

Clinical Fellow, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

[ 1 ] - Tongue-tie Repair: Z-Plasty Vs Simple Release

Introduction: Ankyloglossia is a congenital anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, thus decreasing tongue mobility. In the context of the newborn or young infant it is a subject of ongoing controversy within and between medical specialties. The controversy involves not only the definition but also the management of this anomaly. A tight lingual frenulum is considere...