# The truth about getting Invisalign in your 50s: I’ve developed a lisp and mental anguish. But I lost 7lbs in a month. It took me years to take the leap at 59 – here’s how I feel about it now

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-truth-about-getting-invisalign-in-your-50s-ive-developed-a-lisp-and-mental-anguish-but-i-lost-7lbs-in-a-month-it-took-me-years-to-take-the-leap-at-59-heres-how-i-feel-about-it-now/
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:04:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T11:20:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/beauty/article-16237361/truth-invisalign-lisp-mental-anguish-lost-pounds.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A 59-year-old began Invisalign after years of weighing up the cost and effort.
- She is wearing the trays for about 18 hours daily, below the recommended 22.
- She reports a lisp, headaches and 7lb of weight loss in a month.

## Summary

A 59 year-old writer describes starting Invisalign after years of hesitation, hoping to straighten and whiten teeth that had become crooked and discoloured. Four weeks into treatment, she is struggling with the trays’ effect on her speech and comfort, raising questions about the practical demands of cosmetic dental treatment later in life.

The treatment cost £3,900 and requires 27 weekly aligners to be worn for 22 hours a day over 27 weeks. She is managing about 18 hours daily, reports headaches when changing trays and says she has developed a lisp and mental anguish. She also says she has lost 7lb in a month.

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