15 ways in which smoking damages our appearance

in health •  7 years ago 

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If you are passionate smokers, surely they often advise you to opt out of this harmful habit. There are no reasons for this - smoking is harmful to the heart, lungs, the brain, and even for sexual life. But are you convinced enough about these allegations? You would give up much easier on cigarettes if the unhealthy effects of smoking were a little more obvious. Perhaps your motivation would be different if every cigarette appeared on a black dot on your skin ...

In fact, smoking really damages our appearance - and below, we offer you 15 different ways that cigarettes really act negatively on us:

  1. Bags under the eyes

You certainly hate the sleepless nights and the expression on your face in the morning. There is four times the chance that you can not afford a full night if you are a smoker, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University.

What caused this? Supposedly, nicotine withdrawal syndrome at night makes us more restless and worsens the quality of sleep.

  1. Psoriasis

Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disease that can occur even if you have not touched a cigarette during your life. However, experts say the smokers' risk of developing psoriasis is much higher than that of non-smokers.

According to a 2007 study, if a person smokes per box per day:

  • for a period of 10 years, the risk of psoriasis is increased by 20%;
  • for a period of 11-20 years - by 60%;
  • for more than 20 years - by over 100%.

Even passive smoking, for example during pregnancy or childhood, is associated with a higher risk of developing psoriasis.

  1. A repellent smile

Everyone would like to have a pair of healthy and beautiful white teeth like a Hollywood star. If you smoke, divide yourself with this dream - nicotine in cigarettes worsens the type of teeth.

Keep in mind that whitening procedures are far more expensive than a box of cigarettes even after their appreciation. Professional Procedure Exceeds ...

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