Fig. 2

Lingual Laser Frenotomy - Wound Healing. The figure shows two examples among all included newborns; both cases comprehend preoperative, immediate postoperative, and follow-up pictures. Immediately after the laser frenotomy, all newborns showed diamond-shaped wounds covered by irradiated tissue. During the seventh postoperative day, the wounds were covered by a fibrin coat and surrounded by inflammatory erythema. During the thirtieth postoperative day, all newborns showed wounds covered by pink mucosa