Sleep apnea patients who have obstruction deep in the throat can now turn to a new minimally invasive procedure offered by Singapore General Hospital surgeons. Conventional surgery requires the jaw to be split open, but in the new procedure, the operating instruments are inserted through the mouth to perform the surgery safely, with no external incision made. Learn about the new procedure in the latest issue of Singapore Health. Also in this issue, read about SingHealth’s Delivery on Target or DOT programme, where doctors at the hospital work with GPs to help patients manage long-term illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension; how exercise can benefit osteoporosis sufferers; how a heart device helps stabilise the condition of heart patients while they await a heart transplant; and much more.
