Bill HangDental Practitioner, Lecturer at OrthO2Health

Face Focused Orthodontics | Side Effects of E.R.R.S™ Can Be Serious

15 Apr 2020 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the clinician discusses a severe case of Extraction Retraction Regret Syndrome (E.R.R.S.) in a patient named Patrick. Patrick had experienced dramatic physical decline, losing significant weight and becoming debilitated to the point of suicide risk. The clinician expedited surgical treatment, emphasizing the urgency. Post‑surgery, Patrick, though hoarse, expressed profound gratitude, stating that his worst day after the operation was better than his best day before, highlighting the life‑changing impact of the intervention.

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I see a lot of patients who suffer severely from extraction retraction regret syndrome. In treating Patrick, I literally saw life-changing. He was debilitated. He'd gone from being a highly muscled bodybuilder at 170 pounds to about 120 pounds, barely able to move, barely able to function. We started treatment for him. And did it as fast as we could because we knew that he was a suicide risk. But after the surgery, he was in my office and he, and he was struggling to talk because he was still a little bit hoarse. He kept saying to me, you saved my life, you saved my life. And one of the things that he said to me which really touched me, made me understand just how big of a change it was, he says, my worst day after the surgery was better than my best day before the surgery.