What is the Laser Treatment of Snoring?
Laser treatment for snoring, also known as LAUP (Laser Assisted UvuloPalatoplasty), is a quick and effective method to treat snoring without significant anesthesia or “down-time.” The patient is treated right in the doctor’s office-sitting upright and fully awake in a comfortable chair. After local anesthesia (Lidocaine) is applied, the laser is used to trim and reshape the soft palate and uvula. The treatment is essentially painless. Each session takes about ten minutes, and the full treatment is spread over one to five sessions spaced about four weeks apart. What are the Advantages of Laser Treatment? The multiple sessions keep the pain down to a mild sore throat for a few days; there is no bleeding with laser treatment. Eating and speaking are not significantly affected, but a sore throat lasting 7-10 days is common. Patients go right back to their normal activity after each session. The biggest advantage to treatment with the laser, however, is that it works. An immediate reduction
