Please read this carefully to avoid sending emails to the wrong place. Read the whole thing.

If you are a doctor trying to email me, please scroll to the bottom of this page for the email address.

HOW TO TAKE PICTURES CORRECTLY

Please send only a picture of the tongue wound. If a lip tie was released, no picture is needed (these always heal well).

1) taking good pictures requires 2 people. A tongue selfie does no one any good. One person lifts the tongue and the other snaps the picture.

2) get good illumination - a decent LED headlight now costs less than $20.

3) Proper positioning - the tongue should move up for normal breastfeeding. Getting your fingers under the tongue is important for testing if you can easily pick the tongue up. Position yourself from above so that the baby's feet are moving away from you.

4) Click here to see the video on how to elevate the tongue

5) For the person taking the picture, make sure you position yourself so you can bring the entire frenulum in view. One trick is to have the focus already set by focusing on the mouth before you do the elevation. On your phone, hold your finger on the desired area of focus for several seconds will result in a locked “autofocus/autoexposure”, so that it won’t try to refocus as the baby moves. Another trick is to just hold the shutter down and take a rapid burst of photos to see if you can find a suitable picture. Along similar lines, you could take a video and then choose a screenshot later.

Please choose the correct option:

1) If you are a patient/parent and already had a formal visit with me and met me (office or virtual) please use this link to send me a secure message. You will need a pin number to access the chart to send me this message (please call the office if you do not have this pin). If you are sending pictures, please remind me of who you are (ie, when you were treated, baby's name, etc). Here is a screenshot of how you can upload pictures in the portal:

2) If you are a medical professional trying to contact me, please send emails to drghaheri@gmail.com. Dr. Ghaheri does not provide email diagnoses, opinions or guidance for the general public.