Talk:Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

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Success[edit]

WebMDHealth states "Over the long term, it cures snoring in 46% to 73% of those who have had surgery." This seems unreliable, the range of the percentages seems to be too high.

Added some stats which seem to fit the median for success. I'll try and do more to this later as I've been through one of these. WindomEarle 00:47, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merger with LAUP[edit]

I happened to come across the LAUP article during a "Random Article" search, and noticed that the only page that links to the LAUP page is this one. Scrolling down here, the section on LAUP contains much the same information as the LAUP page does. Would anyone object to merging LAUP into the section here? Seems rather pointless to have the two separated as such, merging them together wouldn't add much here, and it's not as though the page is a mile long already. Hers fold 03:31, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that it is best to keep it as is. LAUP and UPPP are basically the same operation, yet people might search for LAUP and it should be easy for them to find the information.

Merge[edit]

I had the procedure done. They are basically the same, one just uses different methods to do it. I say merge the article with that section and create a redirect. (Phreekie 17:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Technically different procedures. The only similarity is the structures being modified. The laser as a medical blowtorch destroys both the lining and the soft tissues around the ariway. The scar may reduce snoring. Sleepysurgeon 14:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can one of you medically minded folks find a good reference (I dont know how :( ) and add that this surgery is *brutally* painful. I've had it done 5 days ago and I'm in hell right now. Aparently its just the way it is with recovery from this operation. But its an absolute horror of a recovery 121.44.237.180 (talk) 13:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Forum posts[edit]

Should all those anecdotal forum posts be linked from the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.41.95.90 (talk) 14:17, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]