![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-had-my-jaw-wired-shut-to-lose-enough-weight-to-get-my-boobs-reduced/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sb-wires-031122.jpg&description=FOR people who are desperate to lose weight, there are few things they won't try. But one method that's perhaps considered more extreme than others is having slimming wires put in place. Aviwe Mazosiwe has taken extreme measures to lose weight ahead of her breast reduction surgeryCredit: Aviwe Mazosiwe She's had the wires installed for a second time after getting a date for her surgery - the 7th NovemberCredit: Aviwe Mazosiwe Aviwe as she had the wires put in placeCredit: TikTok/@a_vee19 She pulled back her lip in a video on TikTok to show the wiresCredit: TikTok/@a_vee19 However, for Aviwe Mazosiwe, it was the next step after having hit a plateau with her intermittent fasting weight loss. She needed to hit a certain weight, and a certain BMI, to qualify for breast reduction surgery, which - alongside the weight loss - she's hoping will greatly improve her quality of life. Slimming wires involve having orthodontic brackets attached to the teeth, with a wire wrapped through them to keep the jaw shut. Aviwe has been sharing her slimming wire journey on her TikTok page. And while some people have praised her for taking the major step of having them installed, she has also been faced with almost constant criticism from trolls. "I had so many negative comments but I can't remember them all because I tried my best not to focus on those," Aviwe told us. One of the most common questions she was asked was what would happen if she was to vomit. "It's crazy how many people are fixated on vomit," she laughed. The remarks from trolls even made her consider stop posting about her weight loss on TikTok, but then she realised that it was something she needed to share. "I was still very new to the app itself when I started sharing my journey and the negative comments made me want to shut down the whole thing," she said. "But I decided to keep going because it somehow felt like something I needed to share. "Besides, the good comments made up for all the negativity." Aviwe had her sli){kind=link}
FOR people who are desperate to lose weight, there are few things they won’t try.
But one method that’s perhaps considered more extreme than others is having slimming wires put in place.
However, for Aviwe Mazosiwe, it was the next step after having hit a plateau with her intermittent fasting weight loss.
She needed to hit a certain weight, and a certain BMI, to qualify for breast reduction surgery, which – alongside the weight loss – she’s hoping will greatly improve her quality of life.
Slimming wires involve having orthodontic brackets attached to the teeth, with a wire wrapped through them to keep the jaw shut.