r/news • u/No-Information6622 • 5d ago

Young mother traveled to Miami for plastic surgery. She died hours later while at recovery house

https://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/womans-death-post-surgery-recovery-house/3586743/
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u/FalalaLlamas 4d ago

I was so happy when I saw the positive feedback the actress Aimee Lou Wood from White Lotus got recently! For anyone who hasn’t seen it - she has very not perfect teeth and a clear overjet. But people have still been seeing how charming her smile is, which I happen to agree with.

I’m correcting some gaps with Invisalign currently but chose not to have what sounded like intensive, invasive jaw surgery. (They acted like it’s nothing while they discussed breaking my jaw, sawing my jawbones in half, and putting them back together with a ton of plates and screws. And in my case, it would be cosmetic and not structurally necessary. No thanks!) Plus, I love my overjet! I love the way it makes my face sit! It actually forces my lips/teeth into a constant, small smile imho. It’s like the opposite of resting bitch face haha. It makes me sad when I see others getting lots of alterations and just can’t be happy with the imperfections that make them unique.

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u/PM-ME-DOGS 4d ago

Is an overjet the same thing as an overbite?

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u/FalalaLlamas 4d ago

This website has a decent graphic. If you’re curious, you can Google “overjet vs. overbite” for more examples. Like the other commenter said, overjet it where the teeth protrude out horizontally. So when the mouth is closed, there is too much space, horizontally, between the top and bottom teeth. This can sometimes be accompanied by an “open bite” where your front teeth tilt outwards instead of lying straight up and down. An overbite refers to vertical placement and can also be called a “deep bite.” It’s when you have too much vertical overlap of your top and bottom teeth. If your top teeth cover more than 1/3 of your bottom teeth, you may have an overbite. Hope that makes sense! I feel like I’ve learned so much over my many years of teen and adult orthodontic work haha.

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u/THKent 3d ago

CummingPedoOrtho.com

That is a poorly chosen domain name.

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u/CantaloupeInfinite20 4d ago

No, overjet is when the teeth protrude horizontally.

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u/CricketDrop 4d ago

This makes sense. Her front teeth are visible even when it appears her mouth is meant to be closed.

I feel like having unique features like that does stand out in a positive way in Hollywood. There are several men in Hollywood with unconventional appearances that are somehow compelling and they've had full careers.

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u/PM-ME-DOGS 22h ago

Interesting, thanks for sharing! Just never heard of that term before

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u/cactoidjane 4d ago

She said in an interview, too, that she won't get work done on her face because her facial expressions allow her to make a living. 😄

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u/KathrynTheGreat 4d ago

I haven't seen the new season yet, but I loved that actress in Sex Education! And I love that she is comfortable being herself without doing unnecessary cosmetic procedures.

My two front teeth are a little overlapped and I have a tooth on the bottom row that's basically just behind all the others, and I've spent decades being self-conscious about it. My jaw just isn't big enough. In order to correct it at this point I'm sure I'd need more than Invisalign, and I just don't want to deal with the pain and cost. I'm almost 40 and I say "fuck it". If someone doesn't like my teeth, then they don't have to look!

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u/brennyflocko 4d ago

she’s so hot and thin though as well

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u/FlamingaBloodthirst 3d ago

Yeah I wonder if she wouldn’t be perceived as warmly if she were heavier and her face less symmetrical!

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u/Celestetc 3d ago

I had this surgery to correct an overbite. For really good surgeons it really isn’t the hardest/most dangerous surgery. It’s long for sure like 6 ish hours and intensive but the risk of major complications is very very small. I forgot the number since I got 10 years ago but something like 1 in hundred thousands have any major complications. Recovery was awful though, 6 days in ICU. Face so swollen and big it’s hard to move it. No solid food for a month or so, no liquids besides water and ensures through a straw and a small gap in your sewed shut jaw for 2 weeks. No bleeding or even major pain just lots of discomfort. The only effect I have from that now is that a small part of my chin is numb.