Category: Laser Treatment
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After Laser Surgery Throat:Recovery phase
After laser surgery for snoring and sleep apnea under general anesthesia, patients are extubated by the anesthetist in Jubilee Hospital Kerala South India.Patients are extubated only after spontaneous breathing established.
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Tongue Tie and Midline Dermoid Cyst
(A 27 year old male with speech defect due to tongue tie and discharging sinus from the tongue undergoes laser release of tongue tie and excision of dermoid cyst under local anesthesia in Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala South India, by Dr.K.O.Pulose FRCS, Consultant ENT surgeon). Lingual midline dermoid cysts of the tongue are uncommon. Lingual…
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LAUP:Laser Surgery for Snoring
To control snoring or mild forms of sleep apnea, laser-assisted uvuloplasty (LAUP) can be performed to remove the uvula and surrounding tissue to open the airway behind the palate. Laser-assisted uvuloplasty (uvulectomy) is an effective surgical procedure for treatment of snoring and some types of OSA. A single-stage procedure appears to be effective and may…