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Can face change by lip pulling? I have a habit of pulling my lips FROM LEFT TO RIGHT​.

VegetabulmaMar 21, 2018
Somewhere in December i started pulling my lips very hard(stress) for about 45 days.I feel my face changed, is it possible?? I never felt any pain(slight pain in lips and cheeks) but some cuts appeared inside mouth and also reduction in length of lips.Any explanation??

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