Treatment of snoring and sleep apnea caused by a soft palate.

In fact, more than 80% of the loudness of snoring is cause by the vibration of the soft palate. A soft palate is one of the causes of upper airway narrowing. Which may cause patients to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Traditional surgical treatment of snoring

If the cause of a patient’s snoring is a sagging soft palate and a long uvula. It can be treated with surgery. In the past, a scalpel was used and the soft palate was directly sutured. Which is call (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty / UPPP). But the disadvantages are:

• The surgery takes a long time.
• Blood loss during surgery is approximately 50-100 cc.
• The wound hurts a lot after surgery.
• You will need to stay in hospital for 2-3 nights to recover.
• It takes a long time to recover.
• The wound in the throat after surgery is not beautiful. 

Treatment of snoring with a new surgical method.

At present, there is a new and very good technique developed and accepted worldwide call the Modified CAPSO technique (Modified cautery assisted เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา palatal stiffening operation technique) together with the suturing of the soft palate and uvula call Modified CAPSO and Uvulopalatoplasty. Which has the following advantages:

• Less time spent on surgery
• Blood loss during surgery is minimal, not more than 1-2 cc. 
• Less postoperative wound pain
• Stay in hospital only 1-2 nights
• Fast recovery time
• The wound in the throat after surgery is beautiful.