Not to be confused with Monty Hall. Monty Halls (born 5 November 1966, England) is a TV broadcaster, explorer and marine biologist.
Accordingly, the procedure as described herein is termed as Ventral Only Ablation of Tongue (VOAT), and is generally an office-based procedure without requiring hospitalization or intubation for patients.he electro-surgical device 100 is preferably an RF ablation device. The device can comprise a bipolar element on a 1-2 mm wide shaft, the shaft emitting a focused RF field (beam) for performing the VOAT procedure.
Freedom from CPAP: The VOAT Procedure. âI was diagnosed with sleep apnea approximately two years ago. I was falling asleep in the afternoon I didnât have any energy at all.Iâve had two heart attacks, Iâve developed diabetes, I developed GERD, I developed depression, and all of these things are improving with the procedures that Dr. Dillard has done.The RFA procedure has been a great procedure for me.Originally my throat was collapsing 57 times per hour and now its down to 19. had sinuplasty and one part of the tongue ablation procedure done at the same time. The next morning I woke up and had a little swelling and by twelve oâclock the pain was gone, the swelling was gone on the back of the tongue, and that afternoon I was feeling considerably better.