One mother claimed dental implants left her face with “the worst bruising ever seen”, leaving her looking like a human “Rorschach inkblot test”.
Jessica Macko, from San Antonio, Texas, had been experiencing “agonizing” pain because an eating disorder she had when she was younger had “eroded” all of her teeth.
The 44-year-old decided to get All-on-4 dental implants earlier this month to fix her current dental problems, a procedure in which a set of four dental implants replace “loose, rotten, missing or defective teeth.”
While doctors had warned her about the bruising, the housewife admitted she didn’t expect the pain to be so “brutal” or the bruising so severe.
The model posted a video of her face on the fourth day after the treatment, stating that she looked like a “monster” and asking others to contact her if they had ever had a similar reaction to the procedure.
Jessica Macko, from San Antonio, Texas, said dental implants left her face with the “worst bruises ever,” leaving her like a human “Rorschach inkblot test.”
The “horrible” dark purple bruises started on her neck and chin and spread across her face, getting worse hour by hour, even reaching under her eyes.
Now, two weeks later, the bruising and swelling has subsided considerably and the mother of three still recommends the procedure, believing her extreme bruising to be a “unique” case.
Jessica said: ‘The doctors said I would have some bruising. The day after I had the implants placed, my face became massively swollen (sic) and the bruising started the next day.
‘I was quite scared. She continued to get worse by the hour. She looked like she had a Rorschach test on her face, like ink blots. I tend to bruise a lot, but I’ve never experienced anything like this before.
“I’m an artist, so it was cool to see, but it was horrible because I’d never seen bruises like that on anyone’s face.”
“It was on my chin and my neck, they were more swollen and then it spread and hit my nose and under my eye. It pretty much covered my entire face under my eyes.
‘It hurt me a lot. Having your teeth pulled like all your teeth, I guess it just causes a lot of trauma, but I had no choice because she was in constant dental pain.
Jessica had been experiencing “agonizing” pain because an eating disorder she had when she was younger had “eroded” all of her teeth.
While doctors had warned her about the bruising, the housewife admitted she didn’t expect the pain to be so “brutal” or the bruising so severe.
The model posted a video of her face on the fourth day after the treatment stating that she looked like a “monster” and asking others to contact her if they have ever had a similar reaction to the procedure.
The “horrible” dark purple bruises started on her neck and chin and spread across her face, getting worse hour by hour, even reaching under her eyes.
Her chin and neck were incredibly swollen after the procedure and then it spread across her face.
‘I had no idea the pain would be so bad before I had it. “I didn’t understand the brutality of this.”
Jessica’s dental problems began when she was younger due to an eating disorder.
Online, the Oral Health Foundation states:
Jessica said: ‘I like the cosmetic result, but for me it was medical. When I was younger I had a serious eating disorder that eroded my teeth.
‘Thankfully I’m healthy and better now, but part of having the new teeth was my healing process.
‘My teeth were practically failing due to some health problems and I was in agonizing pain.
‘They were putting dental implants on all four of my legs. They put two screws on top and two screws on the bottom to anchor the teeth.
‘The first week I couldn’t sleep or eat, I just cried at night. I immediately went back to my doctor when the bruises appeared.
“He explained that it was always a possibility and said he had even seen a person in a worse situation.”
“I’m also anemic so the bruising could get worse and obviously because it’s such a big trauma to the area it’s not unheard of.”
Despite the bruising, which she believes may have been made worse by her anemia, Jessica does not regret the surgery and would encourage others to have it.
Jessica said: ‘It’s improved a lot now. I went to MAC and put on makeup to cover the bruises. I think by the end of the month it should be completely healed.
Now, two weeks later, the bruising and swelling has subsided considerably and the mother of three still recommends the procedure, believing her extreme bruising to be a “unique” case.
Despite the bruising, which she believes may have been made worse by her anemia, Jessica does not regret the surgery and would encourage others to have it.
The beauty said she went to MAC and put on makeup to cover the bruises and thinks it should be completely healed by the end of the month.
The bruises surprised her, but she was lucky they didn’t stay there for long (pictured before the procedure).
‘My advice to other people thinking about getting dental implants would be that it is a great option, it helps a lot of people and I would definitely recommend it and that my case was simply unique. I recommend surgery 100%.’
Online, Bupa UK describes the treatment: ‘The Smile in a Day treatment is a long-lasting solution to replacing loose, rotten, missing or defective teeth with a complete set of dental implants in one day.
‘The technique is typically used for people with few or no teeth and is an alternative to the traditional placement of multiple dental implants or a full set of dentures.
‘A set of four to six dental implants replace a full arch of missing teeth and are typically all placed on the same day. You may also hear the smile in a day treatment referred to as teeth in a day, full mouth dental implants, or All-On-4 dental implants.