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If you use a straw and you think is just an innocent habit, if you’re using it for some years you may see some wrinkles around your mouth. “Sipping through a straw accentuates those facial muscles where fine lines can occur,” says Angela Lamb, MD, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The more you use those muscles, the more noticeable the lines there will become, she explains.
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