Category: Laser Treatment
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Surgery to cure Snoring – Before the days of Laser
  Snoring, in addition to its obvious social consequences is clearly associated with significant pathophysiological changes that may be detrimental to the patient. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) was done routinely done to cure snoring in 1980s by myself i.e., before the days of Laser. UPPP was the effective surgical treatment those days. But by the advent…
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Surgery for Sinusitis – FESS
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery FESS is a treatment procedures carried out with the help of rigid nasal endoscopes. Most patients having FESS will only need diagnostic procedures, not a surgical operation. I began FESS operation from 1987 when I started working at the Bahrain Defence Force hospital. One way FESS differs from traditional sinus surgery…
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Tongue Tie – Release by Laser Surgery
TONGUE TIE Introduction Ankyloglossia  or tongue-tie, occurs in patients whose lingual frenum is short and tight resulting in decreased mobility of the tongue. Tongue-tie is generally diagnosed in childhood and symptoms include: Interference with feeding in infants. There are infants who cannot suck toddlers who cannot chew, children who cannot lick ice creams, and children…