25 Celebrity Plastic Surgery Disasters | Then and now 2024…see more

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Woman Stuns Viewers With Surgery Results After Having Her “Jaw Of An 80-Year-Old” Fixed

A 29-year-old woman named Clara Ziegler shared her experience of undergoing double jaw surgery after doctors informed her that her jaw looked like that of an 80-year-old.

Having been diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) as a child, Clara opted for the procedure to prevent her jaw from deteriorating to a point where it could lose its function.

“I was diagnosed with JRA when I was ten after being evaluated for jaw pain and clicking. Through blood tests and scans, they essentially said my body was attacking itself, and the jaw joints were showing active inflammation,” she told Bored Panda via email.

“A few years later, at around age 16, jaw surgery was recommended as the inflammation was no longer active in my jaw, but I had stage 5 deterioration.”

“Essentially, they said it looked like the jaw of an 80-year-old.”

“After having these jaw issues for so many years, I knew the prognosis was that it would continue to get worse and continue receding until a point when it could require immediate surgery if function was lost.

JRA is an autoimmune disease, which means that the body’s immune system attacks some of its own healthy cells and tissues. It causes joint swelling and stiffness, affecting one or more joints for at least six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger, according to John Hopkins Medicine.

Though children often outgrow JRA (also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis), this disease can affect bone development and cause serious complications such as growth problems or joint damage.

Globally, approximately 3 million children and young adults are estimated to suffer from JRA.

Clara was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) at the age of ten, an autoimmune disease that caused severe deterioration of her jaw.

Clara experienced a period of remission where her symptoms were reduced. However, the JRA later returned, causing her knee to swell and making it painful to perform everyday activities like walking and talking.

“[It] started presenting differently by causing my knee to swell like a balloon and [made] everyday activities like walking near impossible for a few days at a time. I took the approach of ignoring it for a while but ultimately decided to try an injectable medication to keep it at bay. It has been a miracle for me!