Information About Sleep Disorders Procedures

Sleep disorders affect more than 18 million people in the nation. Dr. Schendel offers surgical and nonsurgical treatments for sleep disorders.

Bimaxillary advancement is a procedure that advances the lower and upper jaw to create additional space in the mouth to cure obstructed sleep apnea.

UPPP (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) is a sleep apnea procedure that removes any abnormal, excess tissue from the uvula at the back of the throat.

Genioglossus advancement is a sleep apnea surgery in which the base of the tongue is pulled forward so the airway and internal space is increased.

The goal of nasal surgery is to reduce nasal obstruction, reduce the severity of sleep-disordered breathing, or to facilitate sleep apnea treatment.