An estimated one in four Americans suffers from some level of sleep apnea—and a huge percentage of those people either don’t know they have it or aren’t properly treating it.
The result?
Millions of people across the country are not getting a good night’s sleep, harming their long-term health, and not living the life that they have the potential for. Even those who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) struggle to find a long-term working solution that fits into their lives or works to eliminate the symptoms of this serious sleep disorder.
Those with untreated sleep apnea can suffer from an array of health issues linked with their troubled sleep. OSA has been linked with:
- Chronic sleepiness, fatigue, and exhaustion
- Memory loss and mental confusion
- Trouble concentrating
- Depression and anxiety
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Stroke
- Diabetes and blood sugar issues
- Fatty liver disease
- Obesity or trouble losing weight
- Acid reflux
- Adult asthma
- Headaches
- A weakened immune system
At Gallatin Valley Surgical Arts Center, we see firsthand what suffering from moderate to severe sleep apnea night after night can do to a person: they are deeply fatigued, unrested, and sick from related health issues. They literally spend their lives, day after day, unrested. We are here to help. Our breakthrough surgery changes the structure of your airway, allowing you to breathe free during sleep and reclaim your nights and your health.
When Managing Your Sleep Apnea Feels Impossible
While there are a number of non-surgical sleep apnea solutions available, and while many people with mild sleep apnea find these solutions satisfactory for their needed level of care, there are millions of diagnosed sleep apnea patients who continue to grapple with their sleep apnea despite trying all available options.
Specifically, many sleep apnea patients are prescribed a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine. While a significant number of patients use and benefit from CPAP, studies show that over time, far too many patients abandon the treatment for a variety of reasons and are not compliant with CPAP usage.
Why? Some patients report that their CPAP does not give them the good night’s sleep that they were seeking. Some find it hard to sleep with the machine, or that their partners cannot sleep with the machine, or that it’s too bulky or cumbersome to maintain on a daily basis. Some find that it simply doesn’t work for them—either it does not eliminate their symptoms or it does not fit into their lifestyle.
But whatever reason that CPAP doesn’t fit into your life, you should know that there are other options—and that surgical options can have better, more permanent results, without adding a medical device to your everyday life.
The Surgery: Bimaxillary Advancement
At Gallatin Valley Surgical Arts Center, our surgeons specialize in bimaxillary advancement surgery, an orthognathic surgery that corrects the actual structure of the mouth and jaw in order to minimize or eliminate obstructions that cause sleep apnea.
While this is an invasive procedure compared to other types of OSA solutions, our patients come to us having exhausted other options and still suffering from exhaustion, lack of sleep, and multiple linked diseases and health issues. They leave with a one-time fix to their issue that allows them to live the rest of their lives with significant, permanent improvement or the complete elimination of sleep apnea.
We are one of the only surgical centers in the country that currently conducts this type of sleep apnea surgery—and our surgeons are experts on the subject.
Patients who undergo bimaxillary advancement discover:
- Better, deeper, and interrupted sleep
- Healthier sleep cycles and dreaming
- Feeling rested and mentally alert
- Alleviation from depression and anxiety
- An improved metabolism
- Improved overall health, from blood pressure to blood sugar to cholesterol.
Learn more about bimaxillary advancement surgery.
Schedule A Consultation
Find out if sleep apnea surgery could be the right solution for you to minimize or end your obstructive sleep apnea. Don’t spend another night struggling with CPAP, losing quality sleep, or wondering if you could have a better quality of life. During a consultation, you’ll share your OSA medical history with an expert and learn more about whether bimaxillary advancement could be the best choice for your health.
It’s common for many patients to be located too far from our offices to easily schedule an in-person consultation—don’t worry. For more remote or out of state patients, we can schedule a telemedicine appointment so that you may virtually meet with our medical professionals.
Visiting For Care From Out Of State
Our sleep apnea surgeons are known nationally for their work with bimaxillary advancement, and it’s not uncommon for patients to travel to see us from around the country or from abroad. Because of this, we have several services and procedures in place so that those seeking relief from their sleep apnea can easily reach us for help no matter where they are located.
If you are traveling to see us, we can help you:
- Plan and book your travel and accommodations.
- Gather medical records, x-rays, and jaw models before surgery.
- Coordinate care before and after your surgery.
- Conduct telemedicine and telehealth visits before and after surgery.