Snoring • Fotona
NightLase offers a non-invasive way to reduce snoring by gently tightening soft palate tissue. This guide explains how it works, who it helps, and what treatment feels like.
If snoring is straining your sleep, or your marriage, you have probably looked into the usual options: CPAP machines, mouthguards, or maybe even surgery. Most people quit CPAP within a year, mouthguards often get abandoned, and surgery feels drastic. NightLase offers a different path: a gentle, non-invasive laser treatment performed right in a medical office.
Snoring happens when relaxed tissue at the back of the throat vibrates as air passes over it during sleep. NightLase uses a Fotona Er:YAG laser to gently heat the tissues of the soft palate and throat. That controlled heat stimulates collagen production, which gradually tightens and firms the tissue.
Firmer tissue vibrates less, which can mean quieter nights and better airflow. There are no incisions, no anesthesia, and no devices to wear. A typical session takes about 20 to 30 minutes, and most patients describe the sensation as a warming feeling in the throat.
Most patients complete a series of three sessions spaced a few weeks apart, with results developing progressively as collagen builds. Many notice quieter sleep after the first or second session.
Because the collagen effect gradually relaxes over time, a maintenance session every year or so helps preserve results.
NightLase helps people whose snoring comes from soft palate vibration, which is the most common type. It can also support treatment plans for mild sleep apnea, though moderate-to-severe sleep apnea needs proper medical evaluation first.
That is why physician-led care matters. At Lenox Medical Clinic, Dr. Sudha Challa, MD evaluates your snoring medically before recommending treatment and screens for sleep apnea that would need additional care.
It can be. Loud, chronic snoring is one of the most common signs of obstructive sleep apnea, a condition linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, and daytime fatigue. Even harmless snoring can degrade sleep quality for you and your partner.
NightLase is a comfortable, no-downtime way to reduce snoring at its source. At Lenox Medical Clinic in Doraville, every treatment starts with a physician evaluation.
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Every NightLase treatment at Lenox Medical Clinic begins with a physician evaluation so we can medically assess snoring and screen for sleep apnea before recommending care.