Elevoplasty® provides a therapeutic option for patients experiencing snoring. It is an alternative for those patients seeking relief from snoring who are not interested in wearing an oral appliance at night and who are not willing to undergo invasive palate surgery. The Elevoplasty procedure provides lift and stiffening to the soft palate through the placement of three bi-directional, barbed resorbable suture implants.
This procedure helps alleviate snoring through two mechanisms: