Heather Rae El Moussa revealed that her and Tarek El Moussa's baby boy, Tristan, underwent an operation. On Tuesday, the star took to her Instagram Story to share a picture of her 3-month-old son resting with his daddy, after undergoing surgery to fix his tongue tie.«Such a strong boy after his tongue tie revision.
Getting lots of snuggles @therealtarekelmoussa,» the 35-year-old mommy wrote. In the picture, Tristan rests on his dad's lap and looks up at the camera while his mom takes the picture.Heather shared another picture of their baby boy post-surgery.«Cuddle time with daddy @therealtarekelmoussa,» Heather Rae captioned the photo of Tristan sitting up while Tarek holds his little feet.According to the Mayo Clinic, tongue tie «is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue's range of motion.
An unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue (lingual frenulum) tethers the bottom of the tongue's tip to the floor of the mouth, so it may interfere with breastfeeding.»The Mayo Clinic adds about the revision, «A simple surgical procedure called a frenotomy can be done with or without anesthesia in the hospital nursery or doctor's office.
The doctor examines the lingual frenulum and then uses sterile scissors to snip the frenulum free. The procedure is quick and discomfort is minimal since there are few nerve endings or blood vessels in the lingual frenulum.
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