Episode 10 of Airway Answers: "Updates on Dr. Zaghi’s Expansion & The MIND Procedure with Dr Coppelson"

Welcome to the Airway Answers Podcast: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge with Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM®!  In this episode, join Nicole as she welcomes very special guests Dr. Soroush Zaghi and Dr. Kevin Coppelson. Nicole and Renata Nehme discuss with them the M.I.N.D. Adult Palatal Expansion Procedure that Dr. Zaghi underwent. M.I.N.D. (Minimally Invasive NasoMaxillary Distraction) is a technique used to correct maxillary transverse deficiency. Compared to traditional surgical techniques, which involve larger incisions, extensive bone cutting, and a longer recovery period, M.I.N.D. is minimally invasive, with minimal discomfort, swelling, or bleeding.

They discuss topics like:
• The M.I.N.D. Procedure
• Dr. Zaghi's Road to Relief
• Dr. Zaghi's Experience and Recovery
• The EASE, SFOT, and FME Procedures
• The Future of Expansion
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS
Dr. Kevin Coppelson is a board-certified and fellowship-trained Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon practicing at The Breathe Institute in Southern California. He practices a broad range of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery- with a focus on skeletal augmentation for the treatment of maxillofacial deformities and sleep-related breathing disorders. Dr. Coppelson brings the knowledge and experience necessary to stay on the cutting edge of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Coppelson's highly specialized training provides him with expertise on procedures ranging from corrective jaw surgery, minimally invasive jaw expansion, dental implants, and management of wisdom teeth.

Dr. Soroush Zaghi, MD, ENT Sleep Surgeon, Otolaryngology & Maxillofacial Surgery.  Dr. Zaghi recently underwent an adult palatal expansion procedure, which is reviewed in this interview.  Dr. Zaghi graduated from Harvard Medical School, completed residency in ENT (Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery) at UCLA, and Sleep Surgery Fellowship at Stanford University. The focus of his sub-specialty training is on the comprehensive treatment of tongue-tie, nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea. He is very active in clinical research relating to sleep disordered breathing with over 80+ peer-reviewed research publications in the fields of neuroscience, head and neck surgery, and sleep-disordered breathing. Dr. Zaghi is particularly interested in studying the impact of tethered-oral tissues (such as tongue-tie) and oral myofascial dysfunction on maxillofacial development, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. He is an invited lecturer, author, and journal reviewer for topics  relating to the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing and tongue-tie disorders.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and she has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and the Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. She has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally on orofacial myofunctional therapy and is the author of many articles. She is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She currently serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues nationally and internationally in the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy.  Nicole’s life-long quest is to help in the early identification and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and airway issues. For more on Nicole, visit her practice: www.sandiegocenterforspeechtherapy.com. Follow her Facebook: San Diego Center for Speech Therapy.