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Anna Gora

Do ears and noses get bigger with age?

Older man gives his young grandson a piggy back ride as the child laughs and gently pulls on the grandfather's ears.

When we look at old pictures of our grandparents, we often notice how drastically their facial features changed throughout the years. But it's not just that they gained new wrinkles and their cheeks sag a bit — it's that their noses and ears appear to have gotten visibly bigger over time.

But why do ears and noses seem to grow with age?

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