The Soft Palate Surgery For
Purpose behind the epiglottis and the soft palate surgery in this area and increasing the size of the airway collapse or decreasing the tendency of the vibration of the soft tissues. Patients with sleep apnea 75% of the uvula and soft palate to a greater or lesser extent the problem of being available due to the region the region of the soft palate, the most common surgical apnea is applied. In contrast, only about one quarter of patients only problem is limited to the region of the soft palate and tongue base or more than half of patients with the palate there are problems.
The content of the soft palate surgery for obstruction in the airways and the severity of the problem varies according to the cause.
To be made when deciding on the intervention, sleep analysis, as well as the uvula (the uvula), the soft palate, the side walls of the rear of the throat (pharyngeal lateral bands) and tonsils should be carefully evaluated. Shortness of breath that occurs in the airways, front-rear, left-right or affect the selection of the surgical technique surgery is planned to be circular in plan since all patients prior to surgery with endoscopy sleep evaluation and a clear understanding of the location and shape of the problem is needed.
The Soft Palate Radiofrequency Applications
With the energy given by the use of radiofrequency devices into the soft palate and contraction in the muscles and the tissues under the mucosa of the palate with improved rigor is based on the principle of creating heat damage. As a result, the volume of the soft palate and the air flow created by the vacuum effect is a reduction in the tendency to collapse and trembling. The operation can be performed with general or local anesthesia.
The process of thickening of the soft palate radiofrequency and such a limited amount of drooping, usually snoring or mild apnea soft palate patients without apnea can cause significant problems and complaints and the principal for patients in other areas of Pathology are preferred. The process of the palate radiofrequency appropriate patients the success rate of 40-50% and is around for the results, the process may have to be repeated 2-4 Sessions.
Soft Palate Implant Application (Pillar Implants)
Pillar procedure the soft palate, which can cause vibration and air flow to reduce snoring which are effective in the slack is the process of placing implants into the soft palate, small layer of Nov. These implants exert their effects by providing structural support to the soft palate. Over time, combining with the body's natural tissue implants by increasing the rigidity of the soft palate prevents the vibrations that cause snoring sound and structural integrity. Pillar procedure is generally the origin of the soft palate and the soft palate is an appropriate procedure for patients with simple snoring is not recommended in patients with induced apnea.
The process can be done alone as in combination with other surgery for snoring and apnea can be applied. Pillar procedure, as it is also in the process radiofrequency body mass index (body mass index) gives better results in patients who are under 25.
The Shortening Of The Tongue (Uvulektomi)
Situated in the middle line of the soft palate, the tongue is small (the uvula) is the mass of the esophagus during swallowing of food towards the top of the task steer, along with approximately the soft palate to prevent the escape of foods, throat, and nasal discharge of mucus from the nose into the esophagus sweep the area making it easy for you to go.
To thicken lengthen over time, excessive snoring that occurs during severe vibration may cause the uvulani odemlener. Alone in a very small portion of patients with snoring and sleep apnea the cause of long and/or thick it is a uvula. Therefore, only highly selected patients for the treatment of minor language abbreviation (uvulektomi) is sufficient. Today, it is preferred that the applied surgical techniques uvulani protected as much as possible. During the surgery of soft tissues in the region of the palate made with other processes after the cessation of the vibration of the uvula, usually returning to normal size over time. The most important problem that can be encountered after Uvulektomi is not encountered often while bleeding.
Laser Uvulopalatoplasti
Laser surgery is the most important issue of severe pain that occurs after the transaction. This disadvantage in recent years, the technique led to largely be abandoned.
Classic Uvulopalatofaringoplasti (UPPP) surgery of the soft palate and modern
The most common surgical interventions in patients diagnosed with sleep apnea soft palate surgery for it. The aim of the soft palate surgery in small language (uvula of soft palate and tonsils (tonsils) and created expanded and reducing the volume of the soft palate at the back to provide tightening of the airway.
The first defined period uvulofaringopalatoplasti (uppp) in the postoperative period called classical palate surgery the patient in terms of the difficulties and disadvantages, taking into account the anatomical structure of the patient over time and according to the content of the problem, which leads to snoring very different from each other surgical techniques are described.
Surgical interventions for patients with simple snoring soft palate alone is generally 85% of all patients with a diagnosis of sleep apnea -75 varying in between have been successful. Of food into the nasal cavity after surgery of the soft palate to the olive temporarily escape (velofaringeal insufficiency, bleeding, infection, complaint of nasal discharge, difficulty swallowing, bad taste, and symptoms such as numbness in the tongue can be observed.
Most of the patients after surgery of the soft palate are complaining about the problem is pain. After the surgery, especially within the first 5-7 days is complaining of significant pain. Especially for a small language, it was removed completely after the surgery, long-term dry mouth, the feeling of stuck in your throat, stress, and symptoms such as postnasal drip can be observed. It was completely removed with the soft palate when the tongue nedenlegun this is increasingly less the classic uppp surgery is the preferred surgical technique is used with endoscopy sleep if after the evaluation, based on the content of the issue is decided.
Only ten of the soft palate-soft palate caused by congestion in the background in patients with extracted tissue from the back by sliding (intrapalatal resection) or the fragment was removed from the back of the hard palate and the soft palate at the front of the withdrawal of (advancing the application of such techniques is preferred, and the right-uvulopalatal flap in patients with narrowing of the left in the foreground or environmental, lateral and various this kind of procedure by changing the position of the soft tissue in the palate z-paltoplasti techniques are used. In cases where the airway is narrow and the soft palate tonsil surgery in patients who had previously palatoplasti the most preferred technique of sphincter expansion technique.