Question: Is it true that your nose never stops growing?

Sara Imari Walker answered on 14 Jun 2011:

Hi mcglynn. Well sort-of. It seems that the cartilage (thats the malleable hard stuff under our skin) in our nose and our ears keeps growing but at a slow rate. Also I think maybe as we get really old our features start to look more pronounced because I skin becomes more elastic and sags. The two effects probably contribute to the observation that older people have larger noses and ears. Neat question!