Contemporary Sleep Surgery: From Reconstruction To Restoration

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent condition that affects people of all ages. Surgical management has improved with growing understanding of OSA pathophysiology, new methods of airway phenotyping and precision in operative techniques. The classic Stanford phased approach serves as a foundation for the updated algorithm, which places surgery on a continuum with medical and dental care. The last 40 years have seen a burgeoning of effort focused on individual surgical or dental procedural success rates. What lies ahead should be a focus on improving overall treatment success, usually achievable only with multimodal interventions. The goal of treatment success for the OSA patient will foster collaboration across disciplines.