UVPP Snoring Surgery
In cases where methods such as smoking, quitting alcohol, losing weight or using certain instruments do not help, surgery is used.
The surgical method is the correction of the anatomical structure that causes narrowing of the airways. For example, nasal obstruction is the cause of snoring and nasal surgery is sufficient. But if the problem is caused by the palate, the palate that causes stenosis in the pharyngeal region is enlarged and the small tongue is reduced. This is called uvulopharyngoplasty (UVPP) surgery. In some cases, it may be necessary to enlarge the pharynx area with special sutures and incisions, to fix the tongue so that it is more prominent, and if the tonsils are in a volume that narrows the airway, tonsillectomy may be required. Whatever causes difficulty in the passage of air is corrected. In other words, snoring surgery varies from person to person.
After UVPP surgery, the patient is discharged on the same day, hospitalization is rarely required. Nutrition should definitely be liquid, cold foods. The patient can return to work in 4-10 days depending on the physical difficulty of the profession.