ABSTRACT
Cautery-assisted palatal stiffening operation (CAPSO) is a single office-based surgical procedure that treats both snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) at the level of the soft palate. CAPSO uses standard electrocautery to remove an oral mucosal strip from the midline soft palate. The wound heals by secondary intention inducing a scar that stiffens the floppy palate. It is a safe, simple, and cost-effective procedure with comparable success rates to other palatal surgeries that treat primary palatal snoring or OSAS (1-3).
