Ex EastEnders’ star, Danniella Westbrook, has been pictured earlier this week wearing a bandage around her top lip and nose area. Danniella has had many issues in the past, with her septum eventually collapsing due to chronic cocaine use. The arrival of this bandage has inevitably sparked rumours that the star has turned to drugs again.
In response to the growing speculation, a spokeswoman for the celebrity has made a statement to The Sun newspaper, “Danniella has been in hospital on and off for the last four weeks with septicaemia, caused by her teeth. Steel rods going into her gum have caused an infection and therefore she is wearing a plaster with a sponge in her nose to stop the infection spreading.”
The apparent infection is said to be caused by complications with her dental implants. Dr Ron Daniels, an NHS consultant and founder of The UK Sepsis trust, gave his professional opinion on the matter. He believes that the most appropriate treatment for a dental infection such as this would require drainage in between the lip and gum and would not be visible, but could potentially need a visible dressing. However, he went on to say that the likely cause of this infection could be related to Danniella’s previous cocaine abuse, and the star could possibly be receiving treatment for further nose collapse, as septicaemia and cocaine cause almost identical damage.
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