# Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/laser-assisted-uvulopalatoplasty/
- Published: 2022-02-27T19:18:43+00:00
- Author: Monica

Uvulopalatoplasty is a surgical procedure performed with the aim of reducing or 
eliminating snoring.

 Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) has been used as a treatment option for
snoring and obstructive sleep apnea for almost three decades.

It is an out-patient procedure, in which a laser is used to remove parts or all 
of the uvula at the rear of the mouth.

Uvulopalatoplasty non-surgical laser-guided operations often require the penetration
of 980 nm laser wavelength so that the operation ends up being fruitful.

The [FDA Portable 980nm Surgery Laser System SIFLASER-1.2B](https://sifsof.com/product/fda-portable-980nm-surgery-laser-system-siflaser-1-2b/)
is specifically designed to meet that exact requirement as it functions through 
a 980 nm wavelength with 15W as maximum power.

These features are the exact needs in Uvulopalatoplasty non-surgical treatment/surgery.

To explain in more detail, the tissue components haemoglobin and melanin interact
more with the blue laser light even at reduced power.

Accordingly, this allows SIFLASER-1.2B to perform better and softer bloodless, pain-
free uvula cuttings.

What also makes the SIFLASER-1.2B highly recommended by surgeons is that it displays
an accurate alignment and exact sighting during the surgery.

Further, in order to guarantee better results, the device is supported with a fiber
guide laser.

First, it is compatible with various endoscopic uses. Second, this special fibres
are sterilisable which, in turn, prevents any possible cross-infections while guaranteeing
a clean and bloodless operative area that actually reduces all possible thermal 
damages.

Moreover, the complete absence of water absorption in the device helps drastically
reduce the overheating of the surrounding tissues.

This should eliminate any possible after-effects which, in turn, will reinforce 
the laser treatment’s efficacy.

Due to all these features and more, the SIFLASER-1.2B guarantees increased uvula
cutting effectiveness, much higher than the one obtained with infrared lasers.

The number of laser treatments in correlation to Uvulopalatoplasty has been constantly
rising during the last years.

Nowadays, it is possible to carry out a vast number of Laser-guided bloodless Uvulopalatoplasty
surgeries thanks to the FDA Portable 980nm Surgery Laser System SIFLASER-1.2B

Reference: [Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) complications and side effects: a systematic review](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549768/)

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 * FDA Portable 980nm Surgery Laser System SIFLASER-1.2B

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