Sleep Apnea Surgery
We offer a range of treatment options, from Inspire Sleep Therapy to Sleep Apnea Surgery.
At MUSC Health’s Sleep and Facial Skeletal Surgery Program, we strive to deliver advanced, customized, and compassionate care to every obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patient to meet their needs. Our multidisciplinary team has cutting-edge technology using virtual surgical planning to maximize precision in patient care.Explore more sleep related services and resources at MUSC Health.
Sleep Apnea Surgery - Are you struggling with sleep apnea?
What services do sleep surgeons offer?
If you suffer from sleep disruption, such as sleep apnea, you may have wondered if surgery could help you get a good night's rest. Sleep surgery is a medical specialty focused on evaluating and treating conditions that cause interruptions to your sleep pattern. A sleep surgeon works to identify the possible causes of your condition and performs both surgical and non-surgical procedures and treatments to improve your symptoms.
Treatments offered at MUSC include:
- Our team uses the latest surgical and restorative techniques tailored for each patient based on their condition.
- Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for non-CPAP adherent patients
- Multilevel surgery for managing OSA at different levels of collapse
- Minimally invasive surgery for different airway procedure
Our approach includes:
- Nasal Surgery
- Turbinate reduction
- Nasal valve surgery
- Septoplasty
- Maxillary expansion procedures
- Soft Palate Surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Palatopharyngoplasty
- Tongue Surgery
- TB reduction/TORS
- Genioglossus advancement
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulation
- Maxillomandibular Advancement / Jaw Surgery
Why you shouldn’t ignore your sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is more than a snoring problem. In couples, it can lead to relationship problems, even divorce. Sleep apnea often goes undiagnosed in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bedwetting, and daytime sleepiness, leading to incorrect therapies to address their conditions.
What is the success rate of sleep apnea surgery?
The success rate of sleep apnea surgery depends on the precise identification of contributing factors and levels of airway collapse. Our team of sleep specialists will personally evaluate your health history to determine if sleep apnea surgery is right for you. This can be done in one setting or multiple settings. We prefer to manage our patients with multi-level surgery to ensure all levels of collapse are managed. Surgical success rate is defined as 50 percent reduction in the preoperative sleep apnea numbers.What is Inspire Sleep Therapy?
It is an FDA-approved obstructive sleep apnea treatment that works inside your body to treat the root cause of sleep apnea with just the click of a button. Inspire Sleep therapy is one of the treatment options for patients who are unable to use CPAP. It works mainly as a tongue base procedure but also helps by opening the space behind the palate.Other Frequently Asked Questions About Inspire
This depends on your individual procedure, as well as your airway phenotype and level of collapse. MUSC Health’s Sleep and Facial Skeletal Surgery experts will personally go over all risks with you before your procedure. A lot of their research is aimed at maximizing surgical outcomes while minimizing discomfort during recovery.
Yes. Inspire is placed under the skin in a same-day, outpatient procedure that takes about two hours. Most patients take over-the-counter pain medication and resume non-strenuous activities within a few days, and more strenuous activity within a couple of weeks.
Inspire is placed under the skin using two small incisions: one under the chin and one in the upper chest.
Inspire works inside your body, letting you sleep without a mask or hose. At night, you turn it on by clicking the button on its remote. While you sleep, Inspire sends a gentle pulse to your tongue to keep your airway open, resulting in more comfortable, restful sleep.
It works as long as you’re a candidate and have the right airway phenotype that allows it to function properly. About 91% of people are satisfied with Inspire. About 90% of bed partners report a reduction in snoring, though in some cases additional procedures may still be required.
If you aren’t able to tolerate a CPAP, then Inspire can be a good alternative—provided you’re a candidate. MUSC Health offers all surgical alternatives to CPAP that may allow you (and your partner or family) to sleep safely without a mask.
