Dimples are depressions that appear on the cheeks of people — not everyone — and they considered to be cute.

Dimples either exists permanently or forms in the cheeks when one smiles.

What most people do not know is that dimples are actually genetic defects. Yes, don’t be surprised. The truth is that these depressions are caused by shortened facial muscles.

This facial muscle is called zygomaticus major. This malformation is caused by a fault in the subcutaneous connective tissue that develops in the course of embryonic development.

It is not apparent when the muscle is at rest but when the muscles are stretched, it pulls on the facial skin and forms the depression.

Sometimes, dimples can be caused by the presence of excessive fat on the face.

Although this type vanishes when the excessive fat is burnt off, it is not an indicator of good health and can be eliminated through proper diet and exercise.

Dimples are hereditary and it is a dominant trait, which means that when one of the parents has dimples, it would be passed on to the child.

When neither of the parents has it, it should be absent in the child and it is only present when the child experiences a spontaneous mutation.

FULL ARTICLE at https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/know-dimples-genetic-defects/

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