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科技痴迷者们要小心面颊松弛下垂

　　Technology addicts may be at risk of sagging jowls, according toaesthetic experts。

　　美容专家称，科技痴迷者们要小心面颊松弛下垂。

　　It is believed that smartphone and laptop use, could cause facialskin and muscle to lose its elasticity as people spend anincreasing amount of time sat with their heads bent。

　　据认为，经常使用智能手机和笔记本电脑会导致人的面部皮肤和肌肉失去弹性，因为人们低头坐着的时间越来越多。

　　It is now believed that the phenomenon, dubbed 'smartphone face'could be behind the growing trend for skin tightening treatmentsand chin implants which cost around £4,290.

　　专家认为，这种“智能手机脸”现象可能是现在拉皮手术和垫下巴手术日益盛行的背后原因，这种手术花费在4290英镑左右。

　　According to statistics released by the American Society of PlasticSurgeons (ASPS) 'chinplants' are becoming the fastest growingcosmetic surgery trend。

　　根据美国整形外科学会发布的数据，垫下巴是当前发展势头最迅猛的整容手术。

　　In 2011 its popularity grew more than breast augmentation, Botoxand liposuction combined。

　　2011年，隆胸、注射肉毒杆菌和吸脂三个加在一块，还不如垫下巴流行。

　　And a number of leading doctors believe that technology could bebehind the growing trend, as poor posture can promote saggy jowls,double chins and 'marionette lines' - the creases from the cornersof the mouth down the chin。

　　许多首席医师认为，技术可能是这一潮流的背后原因，因为姿势不当会导致脸颊下垂、双下巴和“木偶纹”——从嘴角到下巴的皱纹。

　　Confirming the condition, coined 'smartphone face', Dr MervynPatterson of the Woodford Medical group told the Evening Standard:'If you sit for hours with your head bent slightly forward, staringat your iPhone or laptop screen, you may shorten the neck musclesand increase the gravitational pull on the jowl area, leading to adrooping jawline.'

　　伍德福德医疗集团的梅尔弗因•派特森医生将这一症状确诊为“智能手机脸”，他告诉《标准晚报》说：“如果你连坐数小时，头总是稍微前倾盯着iPhone或笔记本电脑的屏幕，你会缩短脖子的肌肉，增加脸颊部位受到的地心引力，导致下颌松垂。”

　　According to Ofcom’s 2011 Communication Market Report 91 percent ofadults use a mobile phone while 27 percent opt forsmartphones。

　　根据英国通信业监管机构Ofcom的《2011年通信市场报告》，91%的成人使用手机，27%的成人用的是智能手机。

　　Meanwhile the Health and Safety Executive’s Horizon Scanning paperreports that by 2015, 70-80 percent of workers could be, at leastpartially, working remotely from a laptop。

　　与此同时，健康与安全委员会的远景扫描论文报告说，到2015年，将有70%到80%的员工会用笔记本电脑远程办公，至少部分时间是如此。

　　ASPS president Dr Malcolm Roth also suggests that the use of videochat causes people to be more conscious of their appearance。

　　美国整形外科学会的主席马尔科姆•罗斯医生还指出，视频聊天的使用让人们更注重自己的形象。

　　'The chin and jawline are among the first areas to show signs ofageing。

　　“脸颊和下颌轮廓是最早出现衰老迹象的地方。

　　'As more people see themselves on video chat technology, they maynotice that their jawline is not as sharp as they want.'

　　“当越来越多的人使用视频聊天技术看到自己时，他们会注意到自己的下颌轮廓不像自己理想中的那样线条鲜明。”