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Do you use only 14 muscles to smile but 43 to frown? I have heard this claim many times > You use 14 muscles to smile and 43 to frown But I have never seen any actual proof of this and always assumed it was just one of those midwest folksy sayings. Is there any truth too it?

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The chart above is from Wikipedia,

> **It is difficult to determine exactly how many muscles are involved in smiling or frowning as there is a wide range of facial expressions that might be considered a frown or a smile**.

which sources The Straight Dope,

> **Deciding which of the 53 facial muscles are important in smiling or frowning is a bit arbitrary** \--many make only minor contributions, and depending on the intensity of the expression may not be involved at all.

who got it from **plastic surgeon and professor at the University of Chicago HospitalsDavid H. Song.**

> * Grand total for smiling: 12
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> * Grand total for frowning: 11
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* Snopes - Happiness Is Only Grin Deep
* Discovery Health - How many muscles does it take to smile?

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