Sleep

Obesity plays a central role in the pathomechanism of obstructive sleep apnea and is strongly associated with the severity of sleep-disordered breathing. Weight reduction in obese patients has been shown to decrease the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), improve sleep architecture, and reduce cardiometabolic risk. However, traditional, specialty-specific models of care do not address sleep and metabolic disorders in an integrated manner, and weight management often receives less emphasis in obstructive

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that is increasingly prevalent in developed countries. OSAS treatment involves multiple components, including general lifestyle modifications and specific interventions such as intraoral fixation devices and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Surgical treatments, including correction of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal structures, orthognathic operations, and bariatric surgery, are used under strict indi