A mother has claimed dental implants left her face with the ‘worst bruises ever’ – leaving her looking like a human ‘Rorschach inkblot test’.
Jessica Macko, from San Antonio, Texas, was dealing with “agonizing” pain as an eating disorder she had when she was younger had “eroded” all her teeth.
The 44-year-old decided to have All-on-4 dental implants earlier this month to fix her ongoing dental problems, a procedure where a set of four dental implants replaces “loose, decayed, missing or failed teeth”.
While she had been warned by doctors about bruising, the stay-at-home mother admitted she did not expect the pain to be so “violent” nor the bruising so severe.
The model posted a video of her face on the fourth day after the treatment, claiming she looked like a “monster” and asking others to contact her if they’ve ever had a similar reaction to the procedure.
Jessica Macko, from San Antonio, Texas, claimed the dental implants left her face with the “worst bruises ever” – leaving her looking like a human “inkblot Rorschach test”.
The “horrific” deep purple bruise started on her neck and chin and spread across her face, getting worse by the hour, reaching under her eyes.
Now two weeks later, the bruising and swelling have greatly reduced and the mother-of-three would still recommend the procedure, believing her extreme bruising to be a ‘one-off’ case.
Jessica said: “The doctors said I would have some bruising. The day after I had the implants put in my face suddenly swelled up (sic) and then the bruising started the next day.
“I was quite scared. It just kept getting worse and worse every hour. It looked like I had a Rorschach blot test on my face, like the ink blots. I tend to bruise badly, but I’ve never experienced anything like this before.
“I’m an artist so it was nice to watch, but it was horrible because I’d never seen bruises like that on anyone’s face.
“It was on my chin and neck, it was the most swollen and then it spread and hit my nose and my lower eye. It covered almost my entire face under my eyes.
“It hurt so much. For them to pull like all your teeth, I guess it just causes a lot of trauma, but I had no choice because I just had constant tooth pain.
Jessica was in ‘agonizing’ pain as an eating disorder she had when she was younger had ‘eroded’ all her teeth
While she had been warned by doctors about bruising, the stay-at-home mum 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, saying she looked like a “monster” and asking others to contact her if they’ve ever had a similar reaction to the procedure.
The ‘horrific’ deep purple bruise started on her neck and chin and spread across her face, getting worse by the hour, reaching up to and under her eyes
Her chin and neck were incredibly swollen after the procedure and then spread to her face
“I had no idea the pain would be so bad before I got it. I did not understand his brutality.’
Jessica’s dental problems started when she was younger due to an eating disorder.
Online, the Oral Health Foundation states:
Jessica said: “I like the aesthetic effect, but for me it was medicinal. When I was younger I had a bad eating disorder that eroded my teeth.
“Thankfully, I’m healthy now and doing better, but part of getting the new teeth was my healing process.
“My teeth had almost all failed due to some health issues and I was in pain.
“I had all-on-4 dental implants. They put two screws in the top and two screws in the bottom to anchor the teeth.
“The first week I couldn’t sleep or eat at all, 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 one person have it worse.
“I’m also anemic so the bruising might get worse and obviously because it’s such a large trauma to the area it’s not unheard of.”
Despite the bruising, which she believes may have been exacerbated by her anaemia, Jessica has no regrets about the operation and would encourage others to have it.
Jessica said: “It’s much better now. I went to MAC and put on makeup to cover the bruises. I think by the end of the month it should be fully healed.
Now, two weeks later, the bruising and swelling have greatly reduced and the mother-of-three would still recommend the procedure, believing her extreme bruising to be a ‘one off’ case
Despite the bruising, which she believes may have been exacerbated by her anaemia, Jessica has no regrets about the operation and would encourage others to have it
The beauty said she went to MAC and got make-up to cover the bruises and believes she should be fully healed by the end of the month
She was shocked by the bruise, but was lucky it didn’t last long (pictured before the procedure)
“My advice to others thinking about getting dental implants would be that it’s a great option, it helps so many people and I would definitely recommend it and that my case was just unique. I would 100% recommend the surgery.
Online, Bupa UK describes the treatment: “The One Day Smile Treatment is a long-term solution to replacing loose, decayed, missing or damaged teeth with a full set of dental implants in one day.
“The technique is commonly 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 replaces an entire arch of missing teeth and are usually all placed on the same day. You may also hear smile in a day treatment referred to as teeth in a day, full mouth dental implants, or All-On-4 dental implants.
