Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty sounds like a nasty thing.
I had somnoplasty done about 5 years ago. It basically involves sticking a probe into the soft tissue in the back of the throat. It heats up some of the tissue and scars it. Over a couple weeks, the scarring causes the tissue to tighten a little, but it's enough to stop the snoring.
Check it out here: www.somnoplasty.com
My wife can't say enough about the procedure.
Dr. we saw about that said only about half the people got enough relief with that procedure. Hubby decided to stick with the CPAP - I don't think the dr. thought he was a good candidate for the procedure.
Nights when he's not there, I have trouble sleeping without that cpap sound...