Many people love the way dimples look on boys and girls. Many people even try to create dimples for themselves because they believe they’ll look better with them. Personally, I only have one dimple. I appreciate it because it makes me unique but to be honest, I don’t really know why dimples exist or why I only have one. Is it a bad thing? Is it common? Are two better than one? Lets find out.
Studies show that dimples are the cause of a weakened muscle. You may be thinking, “if the muscle is messed up, then why are the dimples only visible when someone is talking or smiling?” This is because when a person with dimples is straight faced, they are not using any type of muscle. However, the second they start speaking and moving their mouth, the muscle begins to get used and the weakness is suddenly present.
As we get older and the muscles on our face get stretched out. As we age, the dimples sometimes seem to disappear even if they were heavily present when we were younger. This is why so many people associate dimples with youth.
Many sources say that having one dimple is a rare phenomenon which makes me feel like it’s pretty cool that I only have one. Some people get surgery to create dimples while others just use makeup to help mimic the idea. Either way, I like my one dimple and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Click here to read more.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-dimples.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Dimples-Naturally
Dimples are a dominant trait and if one of your parents have dimples, there is a 50% chance that you will have dimples as well. However, if both of your parents have dimples, the chance ranges from 50% to 100%. If neither of your parents have dimples it is very unlikely that you will have dimples.
I think the most interesting thing about dimples is that they are really just genetic muscle defects. I know my sister and my dad have a single matching dimple right under their eye and it’s funny how such an odd thing is due to genetic traits. The only two places I can think that people get dimples are their face and their lower back. I think it’s very strange that such a simple thing is only located in two specific spots on the body, unless I’m mistaken and there are other places I’m not aware of.
That’s pretty interesting! I like the way dimples look…I never knew it was because of a defective muscle. I found an article that said dimples can be genetically passed down. What I’d like to know is what the likelihood of passing down dimples to your children is and whether or not dimples are a dominant gene.
This is really fascinating. I never thought twice about dimples until now. Is the defect in muscle hereditary? Do you know what exactly causes it?