Rashwan MS, et al. - Researchers intended to compare the results of tissue preservation techniques of soft palate surgeries including expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty (ESP) and barbed reposition pharyngoplasty (BRP) for patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with the traditional uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). It was inferred that BRP could serve as an effective procedure on the basis of the post-operative outcomes. ESP proved to be a good technique, especially when performed by experienced surgeons. It was noted that both techniques were superior to UPPP.