A woman has revealed how she spent more than $100,000 on her teeth after botched dental surgery in Turkey.
Kim Edwards, from Sydney, had a rhinoplasty in Sydney once before, but it didn’t go according to plan. When she broke her nose, she decided to get it fixed abroad.
However, he figured that while overseas he would also do facelifts and veneers — at a total cost of $30.00.
He decided to go to Turkey, researching clinics by checking Google Reviews, Real Self, Google Health and Trust Pilot reviews.
He settled on a clinic that had a 4.9 star rating and only one bad review.
“Turkey teeth” are a huge trend on social media, particularly with people from the UK flying out to have the procedure done.
But because he was under various medications, unable to understand the language, and in a hurry to get back to the airport, he was not fully aware of how the process came together.
“I booked a veneer but didn’t come home with it,” Ms Edwards told news.com.au.
“I came home with square teeth in a row that were together.”
Not long after returning home, a piece of those teeth fell out, and when she tried to reach out to the surgeon and the clinic, she was told she just hadn’t cleaned them properly.
But, physically she couldn’t because of the way they put it in her mouth. When he came back, he found that he had been blocked on all social media.
Her negative review quickly disappeared wherever she posted it. Mrs. Edwards knew there was nothing she could do about the dental office in Turkey, so she just had to bite the bullet and get it fixed.
The bridges kept falling. they were infected and close to necrosis and Ms Edwards felt “embarrassed” by the whole situation.
He went to several Sydney dentists to fix them, but none of them were willing to touch another surgeon’s work.
Finally, he found Dental Boutique. It took 12 hours to remove the bridges and a year for her gums to heal. During this time, he had to wear false teeth. After spending more than $80,000 on repairs over 18 months, Ms. Edwards finally has the veneers she wanted.
Dr Ben Hargreave, principal dentist at Sydney’s Dental Boutique, described Ms Edwards’ teeth as “butchered”, saying there would never be a surgical procedure in Australia where so much natural tooth structure was removed.
“We are seeing a worrying trend of Australians having extensive, redundant work overseas. This often leads to irreversible damage to healthy teeth and gums,” he said.
Now, Ms Edwards is warning others who may be considering going abroad to have cosmetic work done. He thought it would save time and money, but it turned out to be the complete opposite.
“It’s just an unfortunate situation. Instagram is a scam, TikTok is a scam. Everything is filtered. Everything is a lie. I try to stop my friends and things from ending,” he said.
“If we can help other people save their health and save their money, then great.”
