If you are a constant chewing gum chewer then beware, your skin can start showing wrinkles. At least that is what the experts have stated.

Doctors say that people who compulsively chew gum have more chances of developing wrinkles around their mouth.

Dr Joel Schlessinger, a dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon from Omaha, Neb., has stated that his patients who chew gum on a regular basis have developed wrinkles.

He said, “I think the gum is responsible to some degree for it.”

A cosmetic surgeon Dr Hema Sundaram, of Washington, D. C., said, “I believe chewing gum promotes muscle over-activity and potentially breaks down support tissue within the skin, contributing to volume loss and perhaps loss of skin elasticity.”

Chewing gum also dislodges the dermal filter that is used for plumping up wrinkles on face.