Influencer left with horse tooth after botched surgical procedure

An influencer who was left with ‘horse teeth’ after botched surgery in Turkey has revealed she can ‘finally chew again’.

Lauren Evens, 31, from London, had veneers installed abroad earlier this year which left her unable to chew, eat or sleep due to the distress.

She has since ended up forking out £3,400 for a new smile.

It comes after Love Island’s Tiffany Leighton admitted she had her ‘teeth changed’ after she was trolled for her unusually white smile during the show. 

The Hertfordshire-born bombshell, 25, confessed to The Sun she rushed straight to the clinic once she returned to the UK.

But Ms Evans, a content creator who has over 11,500 followers online, decided to fly back to Turkey to get her teeth fixed. 

‘I was offered the dental treatment from a company who wanted to do a brand deal with me,’ Ms Evans said of her first ‘botched’ procedure.

She said: ‘But because of that, I didn’t feel the need to do loads of research.

‘I wish I did now, as I left there botched, upset and unhappy.’

After her treatment in April, she returned back to the UK and attempted to get used to her new teeth. 

But she immediately struggled and was left feeling ’embarrassed and disheartened’. 

She said: ‘I struggled to chew.

‘I had to swallow foods without chewing, which would then make me extremely sick. Chewing food is important.’

Not able to cope any longer, she decided to do her research the second time around and fly back out to a different clinic in Turkey three months later to fix her smile in July this year.

‘They were amazing,’ she said. 

‘From landing, you get VIP treatment, fast-tracked through security, entry into the airports vip lounge and transfers to the dentist.

‘The dentist was also amazing.

‘It took four visits within one week but it was worth it to complete my smile.’

Ms Evans received 20 crown veneers and shared the update to Instagram, where she joked she no longer looks ‘like a horse’. 

She said: ‘I’m now not embarrassed to smile! And I am glad I can chew food again. Now I don’t look like a horse.’

The video, which has since gathered over seven million views, reveals every step of her latest journey. 

She first shows herself at the dentist getting X-rays, then clips of her at the airport, on the plane, in Turkey and back home.

‘I ended up looking like a horse after badly fitted Turkey teeth,’ the video was captioned.

Over 34,000 people have liked the video and headed to the comments to share their thoughts.

Not everyone was a fan of her new look and questioned why she went back to Turkey after her bad experience. 

One person said: ‘I will never understand why people do this to their teeth.’

Ornella commented: ‘Before and still before. Get your teeth corrected first gdamn.’

Sam wrote: ‘Why???? I mean why have this done at all, let alone in Turkey.’

Rain added: ‘Even the after is questionable work!’

Mimi said: ‘Before & Before.’

Kirsty wrote: ‘I can’t believe you went back to Turkey…’

For decades, Brits have been warned against seeking cheaper surgery in places like Turkey, Eastern Europe, or South East Asia.

Turkey is not inherently more dangerous than other surgical tourism hotspots.

But cheap flights between it and the UK — as well as the rise of the trend combining cosmetic surgery with a holiday — have made it one of the leading destinations for Brits looking to go under the knife.

This is especially the case for dentistry, with millions of Brits struggling to see their own dentist. The combination has sparked the ‘Turkey teeth’ trend.

One of the most common procedures offered in Turkey, made popular by stars such as Katie Price and Love Island’s Jack Fincham, involves filing down natural teeth to pegs then replacing them with crowns or veneers.