Swelling cheeks on trumpeters in Manchester; Aylani Bratu from Romania,Trumpeter with a swollen cheek condition, at the St George's weekend celebrations, a family event held in Albert Square and Piccadilly, an extension of the annual St George Parade and a venture to help celebrate England's Patron Saint, with many activities and performers. Manchester embraces the days when both national festivals and parades aim to bring the city together and provide Mancunians with an event where different national identities are celebrated.


The buccinator muscle is the main muscle in the cheek. The duct of salivary gland shoots through this muscle to reach the cavity of your mouth. Trumpeters pump their buccinator muscles so often and forcibly, their cheeks puff out like small balloons.


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Location: Greater Manchester, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
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