OFFICE HOURS
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BILL?
NEED TO SCHEDULE SURGERY?
NEED A PRESCRIPTION REFILL?
HEARING AIDS AND AUDIOLOGY
INFORMED CONSENT INFORMATION
POST-OPERATIVE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
LINKS TO OTHER OTOLARYNGOLOGY WEBSITES
PICTURES OF VARIOUS OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CONDITIONS
IS THERE A CURE FOR SNORING?
WHAT IS SEPTOPLASTY?
WHAT'S OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PE TUBES
PATIENT INFORMATION IN SPANISH
SMELL AND TASTE DISORDERS
WHAT'S NEW IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
VIDEO-LARYNGOSCOY
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PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
OFFICE HOURS
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UPP (Uvulo-palato-plasty) PICTURES
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UPP Surgeon's View
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UPP Surgeon's View
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UPP Surgical Specimen
Tonsils, a cuff of soft palate and the uvula are removed.
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UPP 10 Days Post-Op
Whitish scab surrounding suture line.
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NEED TO SCHEDULE SURGERY?
NEED A PRESCRIPTION REFILL?
HEARING AIDS AND AUDIOLOGY
INFORMED CONSENT INFORMATION
POST-OPERATIVE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
LINKS TO OTHER OTOLARYNGOLOGY WEBSITES
PICTURES OF VARIOUS OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CONDITIONS
IS THERE A CURE FOR SNORING?
WHAT IS SEPTOPLASTY?
WHAT'S OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PE TUBES
PATIENT INFORMATION IN SPANISH
SMELL AND TASTE DISORDERS
WHAT'S NEW IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
VIDEO-LARYNGOSCOY
NEED A MAP?
Uvulopalatoplasty (UPP) or Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) are procedures that are performed in the operating room under general anesthesia.

FOR OFFICE-BASED PROCEDURES FOR SNORING, CLICK BELOW:

LASER-ASSISTED (LAUP)
or
RADIOFREQUENCY (RFUP)


OTOLARYNGOLOGY HOUSTON

Bechara Y. Ghorayeb, MD
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Memorial Hermann Professional Building
1140 Business Center Drive, Suite  560
Houston, Texas 77043
For appointments, call: 713 464 2614