The UCSF Sleep Surgery Center is dedicated to offering individualized care for patients with snoring and/or sleep apnea. Each patient coming for consultation can expect a detailed analysis of his/her history, sleep studies, and a thorough head and neck exam, followed by individualized recommendations for treatment.

We offer surgical treatments for sleep apnea disorders including:

• Snoring
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Patients intolerant to CPAP or BiPAP
• Nasal obstruction or blockage
• Deviated septum
• Turbinate hypertrophy

Benefits of Sleep Apnea Surgery include:

• Treatment for sleep apnea for patients who cannot use CPAP or non-surgical therapies
• Reduction in snoring
• Improved breathing at nighttime
• Improved sleep quality
• Reduction of health risks associated with sleep apnea

Services and Procedures we offer:

• Diagnostic upper airway evaluation
• Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE)
• Tonsillectomy
• Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
• Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty
• Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP)
• Uvulopalatal Flap
• Palate radiofrequency treatments
• Lingual tonsillectomy
• Transoral Robotic Surgery for base of tongue surgery
• Tongue base radiofrequency treatment
• Hyoid suspension
• Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation (Inspire)
• Septoplasty
• Inferior turbinate reduction

Research:

Clinical Trial for treatment of sleep apnea.  Learn more about the MAGNAP Clinical Trial.