Surgery for snoring is only recommended if and only if, theres no other possible way to cure snoring. A person suffering from snoring should treat surgery as the very last resort of remedy and if previous natural remedies have been tried and tested and still no plausible results have occurred; it is logical to turn to this method.
Another reason why surgery for snoring shouldnt be taken as the immediate solution for snoring problems, is because not all types of snoring originates from the palate. Palatal snoring is different compared to the one caused by the tongue. The surgery is called palatal surgery and unless snoring is caused from this part of the mouth, surgery shouldnt be done.
What palatal surgery does is to mainly prevent the breakdown of the oropharyngeal segment which is the area found around the throat. Removing the tonsils and reducing the palate area is the objective of this surgery to make sure that there are no other obstructions for breathing. Sometimes, surgeons also result to the removal of the uvula in the mouth which is also known as the chief vibratory tissue.
There are four basic surgical procedures done. But the first two...