Question about sleep apnea, and plastic surgery?
Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at
10:22 am
Has there ever been any medical studies on whether or not liposuction of the face and neck areas can improve sleep apnea symptoms? I keep hearing that airway obstruction can often be caused by excessive tissue around the airways, and is common in overweight people.
So – what if someone had most of the excess fat removed from their neck and face through liposuction? Would that take some of the pressure off the airway and allow it to open up a little bit? Or is this just a pipe dream? (pardon the pun)
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Just stay awake, it’s easier, and sleep is way over-rated anyways. You can sleep when yer dead. I’ve heard of a converted “Red-neck”, but never a converted “Fat-neck”.
Old time sleep apnea guy here. Heard that loosing weight in general does help stop the snoring and open passageways. I think when we loose weight it does take it off the face and neck naturally. Liposuction on the other hand is an invasive suction of fat, no doubt it might help but do you really want to go through that risk. I for one would highly recommend taking the weight off any other way then go for the plastic surgery to fine tune the result. I know when I lost weight it did help cut back on the snoring. My problem is I love food. All the best in your quest for an answer.