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Laughter also leads to the formation of laugh lines around the eyes. These fine wrinkles in the skin are due to frequent movement of one of the muscles around the eye. This muscle -- the orbicularis oculi -- contracts when we smile widely or laugh. When it moves we get crows feet, which after a while do not go away when the humour has subsided. These lines of movement often develop first in our 30s and gradually deepen as we get older. Along with the crows feet beside our eyes, we may develop furrows in our forehead and a deep groove beside our nose and mouth. As we age, the loss of fat in the tissues and the reduction in the skin support fibres result in a deepening of these lines.
Are the laugh lines that develop as we age too high a price to pay? In some societies, the advice was to avoid any animated emotion in order to maintain smooth, creaseless skin. Not long ago facial exercises were in vogue to maintain muscle and skin tone. This trend did not last as it probably increased facial lines. It is possible with various facial rejuvenation techniques to erase these lines from our features. Some of these techniques used by dermatologists are:See the full content of this document
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Laughter and the Skin
THE TIME Magazine of January 17, 2005 looked at 'The Science of Happiness'. In that issue it stated, "vigorous laughing, even when there's nothing particularly amusing, may be good for...
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