Example 2: Mr. Singh met with an accident and required a Septoplasty (surgical procedure to
correct nasal septum displacement).
The overall revision rate for septorhinoplasty (a surgical procedure to fix the nose and
nasal septum) was low at 3.3 percent although certain patient characteristics were associated with an increased rate of revision, according to an article published online by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
A crafted bit of 46,000 - year - old kangaroo bone found in Australia seems designed to be worn in
the nasal septum, which would make it our oldest known bone jewellery.
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His nasal septum was diverted on the left side, and the right nasal bone is deformed,» says Francesco Mallegni, an anthropologist at Pisa University who helped with the remodeling.
The human olfactory epithelium lines the roof of the nasal cavity, part of
the nasal septum and the superior turbinates and may extend to the middle turbinates.
[2,16,19] Within the nasal cavity, the turbinates and nasal wall are most commonly involved, followed by
the nasal septum.
In childhood, the cartilage of
the nasal septum should remain flexible and finalize development at 16 in girls and 17 in males.
Correction of a deviated
nasal septum is considered cosmetic surgery unless it results from a covered Injury or covered Sickness;