Tongue Cutting In N. Korea

[Perndog]

My brother had this done. his tongue was attached too far forward in his mouth, so he couldn't move it very well and had a speech impediment. Here's the story I heard, I'm not sure if it's true: he was somewhere between 3 and 6, and my parents didn't tell him what they were bringing him to the doctor for. So the doctor went through his regular check-up, and at the "open your mouth and say aaah part, the doctor took a little pair of scissors and snip under the little boy's tongue. They put some ice on it, he stopped crying in a little bit, and it healed right up.

Why is this so disturbing? Especially if it's performed by an oral surgeon and the kid's under anesthesia (like I would assume from this article).