Safety and feasibility of selective tongue fat reduction with injected ice‐slurry
Abstract
There is growing evidence that excess adipose tissue within the head and neck contributes to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly in obese patients. This subset of the population is often difficult to treat with surgical therapies. We theorized that a novel, transcervical method of injectable cryoablation using ice‐slurry can achieve low temperatures without causing neurovascular damage or airway distress in a swine model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 09, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1002/lio2.902
Entities
People
- Knarik Arkun
- Lilit Garibyan
- Michael I Orestes
- R. Rox Anderson
- Richard D Thomas
- Sara Moradi Tuchayi
- William Farinelli
- Ying Wang
Organizations
- Harvard Medical School
- Tufts Medical Center
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences