Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is often caused by multiple levels of obstruction and therefore requires multilevel treatment.
Surgical treatment of Snoring and Severe OSA needs correction of obstruction at various level ie Nose, Septum, Nasopharynx, Retro palatal area, Tongue , Tonsil, lingual tonsil and mandibular level.The aim of Sleep apnea surgery is to correct the obstruction, not by passing it with CPAP, if possible.
Surgery to treat snoring and OSA is designed to reduce obstruction or narrowing in the anatomic areas that cause the medical problem. Frequently, there is more than one anatomical area involved and a multilevel surgical approach is used to correct all of the causes of snoring and OSA, which include the nasal passages, palate and uvula, tonsils and adenoids, and tongue.