There was a recent research article that I reviewed about smoking and the aging effects it has on the skin. It reappeared with some good pictures in the NY TIMES, so take a look and see how smoking makes one twin look older than the other.
In a recent study of twins, by a group of research-based plastic surgeons, smoking was seen to significantly impact facial features of aging. This series of pictures is an interesting demonstration of what they noticed
So….if you want to stay young….here is another reason to give up the cigarettes. As little as five years less of smoking can make a difference.