Mr. Zhang of Hunan, since receiving the "face cutting" surgery, the whole person has fallen into inferiority, and his more extroverted personality has also undergone a great change. In the eyes of others, wearing a mask in the summer is simply torture, but he feels that with the shield of a mask, he can make himself look the same as ordinary people.
The reason why they will undergo "face cutting" surgery is that the culprit is "betel nut". The betel nut, which he once used as a small snack "happy fruit", now feels uncomfortable seeing it. He also said that if there is a time machine to go back to the past, he only wants to persuade his past self not to touch betel nut.
What happened from the "happy fruit" to the deep hatred for it?
As a specialty of Hunan, Mr. Zhang, a changsha boy, only began to contact betel nuts when he was in college. When I chewed betel nut for the first time, I only felt that the taste was a little strange, and after chewing, there would be an aftertaste in my mouth, and the whole person was full of energy, just like drinking Red Bull.
Later, on the recommendation of a friend, he began to try various brands of betel nut, chewing one packet a day. He himself described the feeling as more addictive than smoking.
However, after chewing betel nut for three or four months, he had a health injury, but at this time, he was completely unaware of the problem.
Chewing betel nut regularly can put people at risk for 3 risks
After just a few months of chewing betel nut, Mr. Zhang always had problems such as yellowing and blackening between his teeth, and when he brushed his teeth, he would bleed from time to time. Once, when brushing my teeth, I inadvertently dropped a small dental stone, and I sniffed it close to my nose, and the smell was very "up".
Secondly, the chewing frequency of several packs of betel nuts a day also caused his oral mucosa to be worn out a lot. At first, it was just a mouth ulcer, and it hurt a lot when he ate, but it still didn't make him change the habit. Mouth ulcers continue to worsen, and they also begin to bring discomfort such as numbness and pain in the tongue.
At its worst, it progresses to cancer. Because betel nut contains more alkaloids, after the appearance of mouth ulcers and mucosal damage, it will also bring irritation because of these alkaloids, induce oral mucosal fibrosis, induce oral cancer and other lesions.
Finally, people who chew betel nut for a long time may face the same results as Mr. Zhang, and they will be forced to remove part of the facial tissue and become "face cutters".
After chewing betel nut for many years, I couldn't open my mouth
Before Mr. Zhang was diagnosed with oral cancer, there was a period of time when he could not even open his mouth, and it was difficult to eat. After examination in the hospital, it was found that the originally soft oral mucosal tissue had developed fibrotic lesions. From a healthy pale pink, it became a hard white patch.
It is precisely because of this lesion that people who chew betel nut for a long time "have a hard mouth to open, and there are words of suffering." There are two ways to solve this problem of oral cancer.
The first is conservative treatment. Through traditional Chinese medicine therapy, keep taking. Cooperate with the patient's lifestyle conditioning to control the continuous development trend of oral cancer, so as not to induce repeated attacks of stumps and lesions in the mouth and threaten health. This is often applied to patients with advanced oral cancer.
The second is resection. After oral cancer appears, the diseased tissue involved in the face is removed and swept away, and the missing tissue is transplanted from the chin or other parts of the body. This is a promising cure, but has a small impact on survival. Mr. Zhang chose this therapy.
Remind many betel nut "addicts" that if you are still chewing betel nut and find that your mouth has abnormal performance, you may also have to check as soon as possible.
Betel nut carcinogenic hammer! People who love to eat listen to the advice and quit early
As early as 2003, betel nut was included in the WHO's list of first-class carcinogens, and its carcinogenic mechanism has also been comprehensively studied and strongly supported by research. The main carcinogenic component in betel nut is betel nut, which is classified as a Class 2B carcinogen.
According to incomplete statistics, about 60 million people on the mainland have the habit of eating betel nuts, which has a strong regional agglomeration. It is more common in Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian and other places. Because of this bad habit of chewing betel nuts, these areas are also places with a high incidence of oral cancer. If you also eat this "carcinogenic fruit" regularly, it is better to quit it as soon as possible.
If you don't want to induce oral cancer betel nut chewing, in addition to quitting the habit of chewing betel nut as soon as possible, you can also try 2 methods.
First, prevent oral diseases
People who have bad teeth such as stumped teeth, stumps, and stumped crowns in the mouth may also face a higher risk of oral lesions because of oral problems. Receiving treatments such as fillings, root canal treatments, and even dental implants as early as possible can also avoid chronic injuries and bring damage.
Second, clean your teeth regularly
Ordinary people can wash their teeth once a year, but for people who smoke for a long time and like to chew betel nuts, they may have to wash their teeth once every six months, clean the calculus, reduce the damage to the gums, reduce the risk of diseases such as gingivitis, and protect the mouth.
From the "happy fruit" and "small snack" in people's mouths, to being spurned and hated by people as "first-class carcinogens", the harm of betel nut is well known, stay away as soon as possible, and protect oral health.
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