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My son has tongue tie and is 17 months old. Is it okay to do surgery with an anaesthesia or should we wait for one year as the muscle might relax and he'll be able to protrude his tongue outwards. He doesn't have any speech problem but has difficulty swallowing.
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You can proceed with anesthesia
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