Do 'anti-wrinkle straws' work? Skin doctors are skeptical on this beauty trend


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Drinking through a regular drinking straw is said to promote the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth. That's why TikTokers are turning to "anti-wrinkle straws". Photo: AFP

Has social media found a better way than Botox to ward off the fine lines and wrinkles that form naturally with age?

That's what some users of the Chinese social network, TikTok, seem to think, convinced that the appearance of these dreaded lines could be delayed by a strange and surprising new item: a drinking straw.

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