Small S has been blocked in the left nostril for 10 years because of curved nasal septum. She can only breathe through her mouth when she sleeps, but her throat becomes very dry, so she has to get up all the time to drink water in the middle of the night. On the 6th, she underwent minimally invasive surgery on her nose, which took only 1 hour, and only 5cc of nosebleeds and mucus flowed. She was pleasantly surprised at her superb medical skills.
Although the self-deprecating nose collapsed, fans felt that the small S could not be seen at all. She revealed that she was given general anesthesia during the operation, but after waking up, the pain index was only 2 and she recovered well. The bending of the nasal septum is caused by the mutual extrusion of the bones of the nasal septum, or by trauma, fracture and dislocation, but doctors say that most people have the phenomenon of bending of the nasal septum, but the degree is slight, which does not affect daily life.
So, has Xiao S had a facelift? What the hell is nasal septum deviation?
Nasal septum is the tissue in the middle of nasal cavity, which is composed of bone, cartilage and mucosa. It is like a wall, which divides the nasal cavity into left and right parts. This "wall" may have different "crooked" methods for different people: it may be tilted to one side or both sides, crooked into a "C" or "S" shape, or protruding like a sharp cone, or protruding like a ridge from front to back, and so on. As shown in the figure below.
The nasal septum is known as "ten people and nine crooked", but the deviation of the nasal septum does not necessarily cause the deformity of the external nose. It is worth noting that the vast majority of nasal septum deviation belongs to congenital developmental malformation, and some of them are caused by trauma or some diseases. Deviation of nasal septum can be divided into physiological and pathological, physiological and asymptomatic, without treatment; Pathology needs surgical correction.
What are the main symptoms of pathological deviation of nasal septum?
1. Nasal congestion
The most common symptom is alternation or persistence, and those who bend to one side are often unilateral nasal congestion; If it is deviated to both sides, such as S-shaped deviation, the nasal congestion is mostly bilateral. However, if the contralateral inferior turbinate is compensatory hypertrophy, bilateral nasal congestion may also occur. If you have acute rhinitis, the nasal congestion will be more serious.
2. nosebleed
This is a common symptom. It often occurs at the top of curved convex surface, bone spine or bone crest, where the mucosa is thin, often stimulated by airflow and dust, and it is easy to erode and bleed.
headache
If the deviated part compresses the inferior turbinate or middle turbinate, it can cause ipsilateral reflex headache, which is mainly caused by the stimulation of trigeminal nerve endings distributed in the nasal mucosa. Severe nasal congestion and aggravated headache. After dropping nasal vasoconstrictor or local anesthetic, headache will be relieved or disappeared.
4. Symptoms of neighboring organs involved
If the deviation of the high nasal septum hinders the drainage of sinus, it can induce suppurative sinusitis or fungal infection. If it affects the ventilation and drainage of eustachian tube, it can cause tinnitus and otorrhea. Long-term nasal congestion and mouth breathing are prone to colds and upper respiratory tract infections, which can cause serious snoring when sleeping.
5. Olfactory disorder
The nasal septum is deviated at a high position, blocking the olfactory cleft, making the olfactory element in the air unable to reach the olfactory region, which may lead to respiratory olfactory decline. If the olfactory region is occluded for a long time, accompanied by sinus infection and olfactory nerve endings are stimulated by inflammation for a long time, degenerative diseases can also occur.
How to treat nasal septum deviation?
Surgical treatment is the only treatment method, and the corresponding surgical method can be drawn up according to the type and form of deviation. Generally speaking, the wound can be completely healed in 7- 10 days after nasal septum deviation correction, and fully recovered in 1 month. The degree of deviation of nasal septum determines the scope, size, depth and recovery time of operation.