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Identical twins reveal shocking difference in appearance after one divorced and the other was still married

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Published 20:33 29 Jan 2025 GMT

Identical twins reveal shocking difference in appearance after one divorced and the other was still married

One of the twins was married for more than three decades while then other divorced her partner after 27 years

Joe Yates

Joe Yates

Going through a divorce must be one of the most difficult things life could throw at you.

If losing your life partner wasn't enough, and in some cases the custody of your children and possessions, it also drastically ages you, according to research.

Dr Bahman Guyuron conducted a study to see whether your marital status impacts the way you look. In order to do so he and his team analyzed identical twins who were married and compared them to their brother or sister who was either married or single.

"The purpose of this study was to identify the environmental factors that contribute to facial aging in identical twins," it read.

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Dr Guyuron, a plastic surgeon from Cleveland, Ohio, found that twins who had been through a divorce looked 1.7 years older than their sibling who had not been through one.

Janet and Jean, identical 54-year-olds, became a case study from the paper as researchers found that Jean - who divorced her partner after 27 years of marriage - had a darker bags under her eyes, as well as 'numerous and deeper vertical frown lines', and pronounced smile lines.

Jean went through a divorce after 27 years of marriage and had darker bags under her eyes and more prominent wrinkles compared to her twin sister Janet (Dr. Bahman Guyuron / American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
Jean went through a divorce after 27 years of marriage and had darker bags under her eyes and more prominent wrinkles compared to her twin sister Janet (Dr. Bahman Guyuron / American Society of Plastic Surgeons)

Janet on the other hand did not age as drastically, having been happily married for more than three decades.

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The surgeon's study revealed that relationship issues can have an impact on how we look, adding that chronic stress damages DNA and causes inflammation.

"During the Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, 186 pairs of identical twins completed a comprehensive questionnaire, and digital images were obtained," the method in the study read.

"A panel reviewed the images independently and recorded the differences in the perceived twins' ages and their facial features. The perceived age differences were then correlated with multiple factors."

Janet had less prominent wrinkles than her twin sister Jean and less obvious bags under her eyes having been happily married for three decades (Dr. Bahman Guyuron / American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
Janet had less prominent wrinkles than her twin sister Jean and less obvious bags under her eyes having been happily married for three decades (Dr. Bahman Guyuron / American Society of Plastic Surgeons)

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It comes as a study has recently revealed that being a child of divorce can have long-term effects on you.

Researchers looked at 13,000 American adults aged 65 and over, and found that one in nine of respondents who experienced their parents divorcing as a child went on to be diagnosed with a potentially fatal condition.

This was in comparison to one in 15 people whose parents stayed together.

The condition that they were diagnosed with was a stroke; something that kills five million people a year across the globe.

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Strokes were accountable for one in six cardiovascular disease-related deaths in the US in 2022, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Featured Image Credit: Dr. Bahman Guyuron / American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Topics: Sex and Relationships, Weddings, US News

Joe Yates
Joe Yates

Joe is a journalist for UNILAD, who particularly enjoys writing about crime. He has worked in journalism for five years, and has covered everything from murder trials to celeb news.

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