A woman has been called an “idiot” by dentists after getting her teeth filed down in Turkey to make room for a full set of white crowns – and is now getting savagely trolled by people who “hate” her “fake” tegs.
Air hostess Georgie McKenzie paid £3,600 for the procedure, after feeling unhappy with her smile and being quoted £20,000 in the UK.
But while the 21-year-old is thrilled with the results, people online have been less than supportive, after she shared pictures of the transformation in a TikTok that has gone viral, garnering 7m views.
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There, she received an influx of comments criticising her choice – including from people who identified themselves as dentists – with some trolls saying she is “stupid” and needs “mental help”.
“The people commenting are trying to bring me down and make me ashamed of what I’ve done, but I’ve never felt more confident in myself,” Georgie, who lives in Gloucestershire and works as cabin crew, told Need To Know.
“I’ve always been extremely unhappy with my natural smile – my natural teeth were discoloured and very gappy.
“Treatment in Turkey seemed to achieve perfect white teeth, compared to the UK, where the outcome is always quite natural.
“Now, I’m really happy with how they turned out.
“They’re better than I ever imagined.
“I wanted perfect, straight white teeth – and that is exactly what I got.
“When people saw the final results, they got quite nasty.
“Saying I’m ‘stupid, dumb, have a low IQ, need mental help’.
“They not only went for my teeth but started saying things such as ‘You can tell she’s British’ or that I had dodgy lip fillers.
“I’m genuinely not bothered about the comments at all.”
Georgie documented the process of flying to Turkey for the procedure earlier this month, including having her teeth filed down to resemble “baby shark teeth”.
She then had 20 monolithic crowns in the shade extra white inserted over the top to create her new smile.
But the response online has been less than pleasant.
One person commented: “I am a dentist. You are an idiot!”
Another reported professional wrote: “As a dentist, the GASP I GASPED is unreal. I’ve lost all my words for this.”
Another user called the result “catastrophic”, while someone else – who also identified themselves as a dentist – said they were “heartbroken” and urged her to seek a quality control check with her usual dentist.
“Your teeth were so straight and beautiful to start,” another person commented.
Someone else wrote: “I genuinely think dentists should have to refuse to shave down perfectly healthy teeth.”
“The fact you had perfect teeth before,” said another user.
Despite the backlash, Georgie insists she was never happy with her natural smile, and had previously had composite bonding on her teeth – but still wasn’t satisfied.
But while she is thrilled with her picture-perfect new grin, she says she “isn’t surprised” that the reaction online has been so strong.
She said, “People have this massive stigma around going abroad for cosmetic work.
“I completely understand people giving advice, but it’s crazy how much people are so invested in commenting on other people’s appearance.
“Everyone is their own person, and what someone else is doing to their body shouldn’t affect you in any way.
“Just because someone wants the ‘whitest shade’ doesn’t mean you have to.
“People are quoting that I’m a ‘bad influence to this generation’, but I have not once promoted getting Turkey teeth or filler, I’m just purely sharing my experience.
“A lot of people have gone into my comments to add about my [lip] filler, but again – it’s not their face, so I think there’s no need to worry about it.
“I think people are taking it way too personally.
“Obviously, there’s always a ‘What if this goes wrong?’ thought.
“But that can happen with anything.
“People online keep saying, ‘You’ll regret it when you’re older, you just wait.’
“But I’m not silly, I know the risks going into this and am fully aware that this is something that I’ll always have to keep up.
“Obviously, it’s definitely a confidence boost and also a topic of conversation.
“I think people are more just curious about the process and seeing before and after pics.
“At the end of the day, it’s my smile and my choice – and I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.”
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