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Long-term results of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty for snoring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H. R. Sharp  and
D. B. Mitchell
H. R. Sharp
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK
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Abstract

We present the ongoing results of the series of 53 consecutive patients who underwent laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) for snoring at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Twenty-nine patients (55 per cent) were completely satisfied with their surgery 18 to 24 months following LAUP when previously questioned via telephone questionnaire.

We have followed up the 29 patients with a previously successful result at between 70 and 79 months following surgery. They underwent an average of 1.6 procedures. Twelve patients (22 per cent) continue to be completely satisfied at this late stage, and a further 12 (22 per cent) have some ongoing improvement in their snoring. Only three patients have indicated that a previously successful result has failed since the previous survey.

The failure rate of LAUP in the treatment of snoring is seen predominantly in the first two years following surgery, but some long-term subjective recurrence of snoring does occur.

Keywords

SnoringPalate, SoftLaser SurgeryTreatment Outcome
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 11 , November 2001 , pp. 897 - 900
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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