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Why did people used to look older?

Why did people used to look older?

Update: 2025-05-20
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It’s not just nostalgia or low-res photos—there may actually be biological and cultural reasons why people in the past looked so old. To get to the bottom of it, I spoke with Dr. Caroline Hudson, a facial plastic surgeon based in Chicago and co-author of Analysis and Assessment of Facial Aging

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Why did people used to look older?

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