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Your ears never stop growing

Your ears never stop growing

Your ears never stop growing

Cartilage in the outer ear — and often the nose — keeps growing slowly through adulthood, so older ears can look larger.

Gravity and soft tissue stretch add to the effect; bone is not the only story of facial change with age.

Quiet growth after the height chart ends. The ears keep a private calendar of years.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

Your ears never stop growing