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Chewing gum smacks of wrinkle risks

Diane Mapes

March 9, 2010

Itfreshensour breath and helps usquitsmoking, but some cosmeticsurgeonsbelieve chewing gum does one more thing: It gives uswrinkles.

"Many of my patients who are gum chewers have acertainpatternof wrinkles around their mouth,' says Dr. Joel Schlessinger, a board certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon from Omaha, Neb. "And I think the gum isresponsibleto some degree for it.'

While no studies have been done showing alinkbetween chewing gum and wrinkles, the topic does come up with some regularity on beauty blogs.

Expertsattributethe gum-wrinkle connection to two things. First, there's therepetitivemotion of chewing, whichcauseslinesand folds around the mouth due to muscle overuse, says Dr. Hema Sundaram, a Washington, D.C.-area cosmetic surgeon and laser expert.

"I believe chewing gum promotes muscle over-activity and potentially breaks down supporttissuewithin the skin, contributing to volumelossand perhaps loss of skin elasticity,' she says.

What's more, chewing gum candislodgedermalfillers that people haveinjectedinto their faces to plump up their wrinkles.

But before youspitout that gum,considerthis. An October 2009 study in Germany discovered that "chewing gum had asignificantand positive effect on concentration performance.' Additional research shows chewing gum decreases stress, increasesalertness, and helps less theseverityof nicotinewithdrawalsymptoms.

 " http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35766796/ns/health-oral_health/

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