Frenuloplasty
Dental Procedures
estimated about CNY 800-2500
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Description
Frenuloplasty is a surgical procedure to correct a tight frenulum restricting movement, commonly needed for tongue-tie or penile discomfort, with costs in China ranging ¥800–¥2500 and hospital booking support available through ChinaMedicalHub.
Main Uses
Primary purposes include correcting ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) or labial frenulum abnormalities that impair breastfeeding in infants, cause speech articulation disorders (e.g., /t/, /d/, /l/, /s/ distortions), contribute to dental malocclusion or midline diastema, lead to gingival recession or orthodontic relapse, or restrict oral hygiene and oral motor function. Applicable scenarios: neonatal feeding difficulties, pediatric speech therapy non-response, pre-orthodontic frenectomy, post-orthodontic diastema management, and adult functional limitation.
Normal Range
Frenuloplasty (lip/tongue frenulum revision) is a surgical procedure, not a laboratory or diagnostic test with numerical values; therefore, there is no 'normal range' of quantitative measurements. Clinical assessment relies on anatomical and functional criteria: e.g., tongue mobility (e.g., tongue elevation ≥8 mm, lateralization to commissures), absence of notching or blanching on stretching, adequate lip seal, and absence of feeding/speech/orthodontic dysfunction.
Low Values - Possible Causes
N/A — This is a surgical intervention, not a test yielding low/high numeric values. 'Low' does not apply. Functional limitations (e.g., restricted tongue mobility, poor latch, speech articulation errors) indicate clinical indication for surgery—not a lab abnormality.
High Values - Possible Causes
N/A — As a surgical procedure, there are no 'high values'. Excessive tissue restriction (e.g., anterior tongue-tie extending to the tongue tip, short thick lingual frenulum, high-attachment maxillary labial frenum causing diastema or gingival recession) represents anatomical indications—not elevated test results.
estimated about CNY 800-2500