This Is The Face Of Smoking
We all know by now that smoking is terrible for our health. We’re told time again through uncomfortable PSAs, family members, and it’s listed right on the carton of cancer sticks themselves, and yet it’s still a vice in this country that we can’t seem to kick. While cigarette smoking in the United States might be at its lowest rate of consumption ever, it’s still the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in our country.
Smoking kills almost half a million Americans every single year.
But statistics aren’t persuasive enough for everyone – because numbers aren’t tangible in the same way that throat cancer is. That’s why the American Society of Plastic Surgeons have taken a series of photographs that pairs of twins together in which one of the twins carried a smoking habit and the other one did not. The effects are clear as day.
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See if you can guess which twin is which.
Smoker: The One On The Right
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They may both love gingham, but only the one on the right likes cigarettes. The differences can be seen in the lines surrounding the eyes and the mouth.
Smoker: The One On The Left
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The woman on the left has smoked 17 years less than her identical twin on the right. The differences are demarcated by the lines in her lips, lower lid bags and skin surrounding the chin.
Smoker: The One On The Right
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The twin on the right smoked for 29 years. Note the wrinkles in her forehead and the big difference in her eyes.
Smoker: The One On The Right
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While both of these men were smokers, the one on the left quit 14 years prior to taking this photograph. You can see what affects the additional 14 years had on the twin on the right.
Smoker: The One On The Right
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Not only has the twin on the right been the smoker in the family, she’s also spent significantly more time outside over the course of her life, which has caused her skin to age differently. Again, note the lines around the mouth. Smoking reduces vitamin A in the body, which is why smoker’s skin has a tendency to look less healthy.
Smoker: The One On The Left
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These are the same twins, but they’ve switched sides. You can really see the difference in elasticity of the skin between them from this angle.
Which One Is It?
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If you guessed the one on the right, you’re totally wrong. The one on the left smoked half a pack every day for 14 years. The one on the right has never smoked.
Which One Is It?
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The one on the left is the smoker.
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