Like how Priyanka Chopra became depressed after a plastic surgery fail, a woman said she stopped smiling and avoided people after her botched veneer procedure

• A botched veneer procedure left a 25-year-old depressed, anxious, and reclusive. 
• Veneers are popular among influencers, but some celebrities said they regret the permanent change.
• The failed veneer procedure caused Grace Fewell to experience panic attacks and anxiety.

Priyanka Chopra recently opened up about a plastic surgery fail took a toll on her mental health. Grace Fewell can relate — a botched veneer job left the Tampa-based marketing manager depressed and reclusive for months.

In October of last year, Fewell went in to get veneers, the trendy cosmetic procedure in which dentists shave down natural teeth and glue permanent fakes on top. 

Though veneers are popular among influencers, recently, celebrities Bad Bunny and Kehlani said they regret the permanent change to their teeth.

Fewell, too, told Insider she wishes she put more thought into her decision to get veneers, especially after a dentist incorrectly shaved down her real teeth for the procedure. The dentist's poor job resulted in some of Fewell's veneers falling off within 24 hours of getting them. After they were reattached they later grew bacteria, and began to smell and taste bad, she said.

Fewell, then 25, felt insecure about the look of her veneers, and was constantly anxious they'd fall off at any moment. 

She opted to get veneers right after moving to Tampa for a new job, but after getting them in, Fewell avoided her new colleagues. She said she would go to the hybrid office on a Monday or Friday, when fewer people came in, and didn't attend holiday parties and happy hours. 

She ignored her friends, too, by refusing to attend social events. "I basically just sat inside on the couch," she said. 

Her family and significant other saw the ugly side of her deteriorating mental health, Fewell said. Her frustration with the botched procedure left her short-tempered and surly. And she lost weight because she feared eating would cause a veneer to pop out of place. 

"I wasn't sleeping at all, I would wake up at least four times a night with a panic attack," Fewell said. "I had many panic attacks. I would have dreams about waking up with no front teeth at all."

Fewell eventually went to another dentist to get her veneers replaced.

Chopra, too, underwent several corrective procedures for her nose and eventually "made peace" with her new features.

Fewell said she's satisfied with the new veneers, but still wonders whether the flashy teeth were worth the trouble.