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Paris Jackson Says Past Drug Use Left Her With a Perforated Septum

She says she will avoid corrective surgery to protect nearly six years of sobriety.

Overview

  • In a Nov. 10 TikTok video, the 27-year-old shone a light up her nose to reveal the septal perforation and let viewers hear the whistle when she breathes.
  • She attributed the injury to prior drug use, warned followers against drugs, and said the experience had "ruined" her life.
  • Jackson said she has lived with the condition since about age 20 and that it makes recording vocals in the studio difficult.
  • She explained she will not pursue surgical repair because pain medications after surgery could jeopardize her recovery, noting she is nearly six years sober after marking five years in January.
  • Coverage cited medical sources defining septal perforation, its causes and treatments, and reported no independent medical statement or new treatment plan for her.