Barbed Reposition Pharyngoplasty

Abstract Purpose: The aim of this 5 cases is to highlight the efficacy of a new modified pharyngoplasty technique with barbed sutures: BARBED REPOSITION PHARYNGOPLASTY, Surgical management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Snoring has undergone many major and minor changes over a period of last decade. Clinicians have explored surgical options for cure with varying success. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was considered as a standard of surgical care but long-term results were not satisfactory. This technique can prove to be a technically less demanding one, which provides excellent long-term results in snoring and OSA with manageable complications.