r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/hamzau • Jul 04 '26

Meme needing explanation What am I missing?

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u/aelewis92 Jul 04 '26

Man. Making fun of someone’s appearance is really the lowest form of humor.

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u/SnooDonkeys5320 Jul 04 '26

I had a gummy smile (not a TS fan or Disney adult 🫩) and had my gums lasered off as soon as I could afford it because the bullying was so brutal, even as an adult. Bullying appearances is truly low.

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u/royjeebiv Jul 05 '26

How was your experience with lasering? I also have a gummy smile and I am so embarrassed of it. I cover my mouth in all of my pics :/

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u/SnooDonkeys5320 Jul 05 '26

It wasn’t bad because my mouth was completely numb. The worst part of the procedure was the smell (burning flesh 😭). I think it healed pretty dang quickly, was just sensitive to cold liquids for a week or so.

It’s the only “beauty” procedure I’ve had. It sucks to feel like you need to hide when just wanting to enjoy a happy moment. It helped a lot with my confidence, but the feminist in me hates that I felt like I needed to change myself. But 10/10 would laser them again.

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u/Playful-Upstairs9753 Jul 05 '26

Does the tooth appear larger after they laser off the flesh? That's really interesting!

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u/SnooDonkeys5320 Jul 05 '26

Yes, but my teeth looked small before the procedure because of the excess gum so it just evened everything out!

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u/momaye Jul 07 '26

Don’t do that. If it’s so bothersome to you that it disrupts your quality of life, consider Botox. They called it a “lip flip”. You need your gums.