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 Nosebleed surgery is a very simple and effective procedure that is used by doctors to stop persistent bleeding of the nose. Nose bleeding is not a very serious issue, and in most of the cases, it can be stopped without much medical attention by only a little knowledge about the subject.

What is a Nosebleed?

The nose is the part of the body that is filled with blood vessels called veins. These help to keep the temperature of the air going in warm. Since the blood vessels are very small, they are very delicate and easily rupture due to external factors. When this happens, blood starts running out of the nose, which can be very alarming, especially in the case of kids.

The crack in the veins seals of itself when the blood clots, but sometimes, there is persistent bleeding that does not seem to stop. It can be because of the dryness in the weather that or some external hit to the nose that ruptures the blood vessels too much. In these cases, the doctors recommend a nosebleed surgery that seals the crack completely and prevents any further bleeding.

Nosebleed Surgery: Following are the few surgical methods practiced by the specialists.

• Septal Surgery: It is the surgery of the septum (the wall between the nostrils). Due to an external hit or a birth defect, the wall between the nostrils can be crooked. If this is the cause of frequent or persistent bleeding, then the doctors recommend septal nosebleed surgery. The surgery takes less than an hour to complete and is performed mostly under the influence of local anesthetic. It is a surgery that is performed inside the nose, so you do not have to worry about any scars. The aim of the surgery is to remove the extra cartilage and bone that makes your septum crooked and shift it to the middle.

• Cautery: This is the simplest and the quickest among all. This form of nosebleed surgery is carried out either by a needle through which electric current is passed or a needle that is coated with chemical agents. In this procedure, the tissue of the blood vessel that has ruptured is burnt and sealed. This is also the most frequently used method by the doctors to stop nose bleeding. In this procedure, the needle carrying the electric current or the chemical agent touches the bleeding vein for only 10 seconds. This burns the tissue and seals off the rupture, preventing any further bleeding.
• Ligation: This is the last option, used when all the other methods fail. This nosebleed surgery involves the knotting of the blood vessel that has ruptured. A kind of endoscopic surgery, ligation is a very complex surgical procedure and the instruments used in it are very fine. Therefore, only an expert surgeon should carry it out.
  

Nosebleed Surgery Precautions and Side Effects

Given below are the precautions and side effects of a nosebleed surgery:

•    Try to sneeze with your mouth open after surgery, because doing so with your mouth close can damage the seal of the tissue on the blood vessel.
•    Swelling or numbing of the face is a common after effect of the surgery of the nose.
•    Nosebleeds after surgery are rare; if you experience one, consult your doctor immediately.
•    A dry or a runny nose is also a side effect.
•    Lifting heavy loads is not allowed for a week after surgery.
•    Smoking and consumption of alcohol is also best avoided for two weeks.
•    Blowing your nose can result in damage to the seal or the knot, so avoid it for some time.

Reference:

1. Epistaxis, Glen Porter, Francis B. Quinn, UTMB-Galveston, Galveston, Texas.

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