Gentle, effective healing support for breastfeeding mothers

The early days of breastfeeding can be filled with joy—but also with unexpected challenges. Many mums experience painful nipple damage, blocked ducts, or even mastitis, which can make feeding stressful and exhausting.

At Full Circle Midwifery & Lactation Support, we’re proud to offer a safe and highly effective treatment option: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT). This gentle, non-invasive therapy supports your body’s natural healing processes and provides relief when you need it most—especially for the breasts that are nourishing your baby.

When is Low Level Laser Therapy used?

LLLT can help with a wide range of conditions that affect new mothers:

• Sore, cracked, or damaged nipples

• Blocked ducts

• Mastitis

• Healing problems after birth injuries (e.g. tears, episiotomy, caesarean scars)

• Haemorrhoids

For breastfeeding mums, LLLT is especially beneficial for accelerated wound healing. Many report noticeable pain relief and visible healing of nipple trauma after just one treatment. Its anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling effects also make it a powerful tool for clearing blocked ducts and easing mastitis—offering a safe alternative to antibiotics when they need to be avoided.

LLLT is equally effective for post-birth recovery, supporting faster healing and comfort for perineal tears, caesarean scars, or haemorrhoids.

What is Low Level Laser Therapy?

Low Level Laser Therapy has been widely used in medicine and veterinary care for decades, wherever faster healing, pain relief, and reduction of inflammation are needed.

In maternity care, midwives and lactation consultants across Germany, Austria, South Africa, and Brazil have been using LLLT with excellent results. It’s valued as:

• Safe and side-effect free

• Gentle and non-invasive

• Low cost and easy to apply

• Highly effective for natural tissue healing

In simple terms, LLLT works by stimulating your body’s cells with specific wavelengths of light. This reactivates the metabolism of damaged cells, supporting faster healing—much like how sunlight helps our skin produce vitamin D.

What does a Full Circle laser therapy treatment look like?

At Full Circle, we are achieving outstanding results for mothers with laser therapy. Treatments are available both in our clinic rooms and in the comfort of your own home.

• The length and number of sessions depends on the severity of the concern, its underlying cause, and your individual healing response.

• Treatment is gentle and painless, with no known side effects when provided by a trained practitioner. Some mums notice a mild tingling sensation during treatment—a sign the tissues are responding in real time.

• Unlike surgical or cosmetic lasers, LLLT does not damage or destroy tissue—it only stimulates healing.

Before beginning therapy, we always complete a thorough assessment of you and your baby, including observation of a breastfeed. This ensures we identify and address the underlying cause of your breastfeeding challenges—not just the symptoms.

Why choose Full Circle for LLLT?

• Delivered by trained, experienced midwives and lactation consultants

• Available in clinic or at home

• Support that integrates seamlessly with your breastfeeding and postnatal care

• Compassionate, evidence-based treatment designed to help you heal and thrive

Your comfort and recovery matter.
If you’re experiencing nipple trauma, blocked ducts, mastitis, or slow postnatal healing, LLLT may be the gentle, effective support you need.