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n. - Surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway.

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  • I have not listened to music for about two weeks because lately it's so noisy inside me, those inner voices. and if i listen to any music, I just hear "SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT...
  • But other procedures can be performed under local anesthesia in a surgeon's office, including laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (or LAUP), a modification of UPPP in which...
  • UPPP (or Uvulopalatopharngoplasty), in which a surgeon removes tissue at the back of the throat, can require a hospital stay and a long recovery; it's typically used for...
  • Correction (published March 28, 2008): The procedure, UPPP (or Uvulopalatopharngoplasty), in which a surgeon removes tissue at the back of the throat, is typically used...
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