This Is What 20 Years Of Heavy Drinking Could Do To Your Face

This Is What 20 Years Of Heavy Drinking Could Do To Your Face

We all know that drinking alcohol in excess can seriously damage our health - liver disease, high blood pressure, mental health problems, to name but a few - but did you know it can also affect your appearance?

Binge drinking and alcoholism dehydrates the skin and deprives it of vital nutrients. This can lead to spots, premature ageing, puffiness and redness.

California-based company Rehabs has created a tool to show the effects that long-term drinking may have on a person's face.

The way it works is simple. Users upload a photograph or take a new one with their webcam, and the tool alters their appearance to show how they would look after two, five, 10 and 20 years of heavy drinking.

HuffPost UK decided to try it out for ourselves. And while the tool is neither particularly high tech or particularly realistic - "It looks like I've had orange highlighter drawn all over my face," complained one editor - the idea is clear.

Tasha Hinde, age 23

HuffPost UK after 20 years of heavy drinking

According to UK-based drinking charity Drink Aware, long-term heavy drinking can lead to Rosacea, a skin condition that causes those affected to blush easily and can eventually lead to facial disfigurement.

To try the tool for yourself, visit the MailOnline.

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