Celebs made veneers a popular post-pandemic cosmetic quick fix — but regret is on the rise: ‘My mouth is permanently screwed up’
They’ve got nothing to smile about.
Once a Hollywood secret, veneers have become a symbol of aesthetic perfection, seemingly as “basic” as Botox and filler — but botched operations are leaving people in tears, pain and debt.
Influencers and celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Simon Cowell showcase dazzling, why-are-their-teeth-so-white smiles on the red carpet for jealous fans to see.
However, many others have buyer’s remorse.
Celebs including Demi Lovato, Bad Bunny and Kehlani have admitted to veneer regret themselves, yet many people today are still jumping into the dentist’s chair to fix small cosmetic embarrassments, only to be left with even bigger insecurities — not to mention bigger bills.
Taylor Brazinsky is one of many turning to social media to advise others against the procedure after suffering physically and financially; she told The Post she’s spent a whopping $30,000 to fix her $10,000 veneers.
She’d had braces twice but wasn’t happy with the uneven sizing of her teeth. When she was 19 years old, the New Jersey native, now 24, began searching online for solutions and ultimately opted for veneers.
She thought it would result in a dazzling smile — but it left her despondent instead.
“My mouth is permanently screwed up,” Brazinsky told The Post in defeat.
“I’m still insecure about my teeth because of everything that’s happened.”
Initially, Brazinsky wanted to get just four veneers to address her concerns, but when a Miami-based dentist offered her 10 teeth for $10,000 — the same price another dentist in Jacksonville, Florida, quoted her for a quartet — she decided to go for all 10.
That in itself should have been a red flag.
“I was, like, 19. So I was, like, ‘Oh my God, I’m getting veneers and, like, whatever, I’ll get all of them done,'” she said of her initial flippant attitude about the process.
But what seemed like an easy fix soon spiraled into a nightmare.
The procedure left the usual post-op swelling and discomfort, but about a year later, her gums began bleeding.
She developed black triangular gaps between her teeth — a sign of “biological width violation,” according to experts.
That occurs when veneers are applied incorrectly, a common problem causing the gums to react as though they’re trying to push a foreign object — in this case, the veneer — off the tooth.
As the situation worsened, Brazinsky was met with denial and dismissal from the dentist who initially performed the procedure.
“Every time I went back, they told me it was no big deal — and then they eventually ghosted me,” she said. After months of her concerns not being heard, she developed a painful gum infection.