A surgical treatment for snoring in which heat energy is used to remove tissues of the uvula and soft palate.

The uvula is a small fleshy "V"-shaped extension of the soft palate that hangs above the tongue at the entrance to the throat.

The palate is the roof of the mouth, which separates it from the nasal cavity. It consists of a bony hard palate at the front and a muscular soft palate at the back.