These Military Wives Underwent Shocking Transformations

Lori Contacts The Doctors

Without the cash to afford a mouthful of dental implants, Lori felt stuck. Her only option was to ask for help. In 2014, she wrote to the TV show The Doctors, hoping they would help change her life and surprise her husband when he returned home from his deployment.

Though Lori stated that her husband Matt would always tell her she was beautiful despite what was happening in her mouth, she told The Doctors that she wanted to surprise him by actually feeling beautiful again. The Doctors came up with a plan that would change Lori’s life.

Surgeons Struggle to Fix Lori’s Mouth

The Doctors planned for Lori to get a major makeover. Cosmetic dentist Dr. Joseph Willardsen and his team of surgeons signed onto help transform Lori’s mouth. The cutting-edge procedure gave Lori 10 dental implants – but it wasn’t easy.

According to Dr. Willardsen, the case was extremely complex because Lori’s bone had deteriorated so much. “There wasn’t a lot of bone for us to work with,” he told The Doctors. “Had Lori let her condition go much longer, we probably wouldn’t have been able to do the procedures that we were able to do.”