this really reminds me of what I have to go through during my childhood. I don't really understand why other children make fun of me, sneering at me saying "ugly" until I figured it out when I was 12. And I had 3 operations after that, oh 4 actually, totally forgotten about the teeth surgery that I had when I was 13.
Nevertheless, I still have low self-esteem after going through those painful surgeries, which continously perturbs me until this very day.