Regretting Veneers, should I have gone back to the orthodontist? (photos)

I had braces for 6 years. After that, they told me I had pegged laterals and that braces would not be able to fix the huge gaps that I had between my front teeth and laterals.So they put huge veneers over my two laterals (as seen in the first picture). 5 years later, and I hate the way it looks, so my new dentist said I could get veneers on my front 6 teeth to balance the size out (2nd picture).But now I hate that I had to lose my natural teeth for it.Should I have gone back to the orthodontist?