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Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Leilani Dowding has revealed she is currently in hospital after undergoing planned septal surgery.
The model, 45, told her followers on X that she underwent septoplasty and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).
Septoplasty is a type of nose surgery. It straightens the wall of bone and cartilage that divides the space between the two nostrils. That wall is called the septum.
When the septum is crooked, it’s known as a deviated septum. A deviated septum can make it harder to breathe through the nose.
She posted a picture from her hospital bed on Thursday with a blue bandage taped below her nose and across her mouth.
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Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Leilani Dowding, 45, has revealed she is currently in hospital with a mystery illness
In another snap, she shared a photo of a canular in her hand alongside the caption, ‘This is the worst bit. Making me feel sick looking at needle out my hand’
She captioned the post: ‘Hello. I woke you up. So that’s a good Thing. For me [sic]’
A fan commented: ‘septoplasty? recovery is absolutely horrible but worth the results, just use your ointment and nasal sprays properly too to help the healing’.
‘And fez drilled out my sinus. All gross and infected’, Leilani confirmed.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is minimally invasive surgery for serious sinus conditions. It’s mostly used to treat chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps.
In another snap, she shared a photo of a canular in her hand alongside the caption, ‘This is the worst bit. Making me feel sick looking at needle out my hand’.
