Botox to Straighten Nasal Tip?

Botox is effect in two places on the nose.  First, Botox can be used to reduce "bunny lines" along the dorsum when you scrunch your nose.  Second, Botox can be used on the tip depressor muscles to help prevent lowering of the tip as you are asking.  It is worth a try with Botox to see if you achieve your goals before undergoing a surgical procedure.  Good luck.

The answer is sometimes. If the nose dips with smiling, then yes it may. The best way to find out is to try it. If it doesn't work, nothing is lost. Then you know you will need surgery. By the way, Botox cant fix anything else, so if there are other changes you want, then you should have a rhinoplasty to fix all of it.

In this photo, you are smiling. You may have a very overactive nasal depressor muscle. When this muscle is overactive, it can cause a dipping of the nose when smiling, talking, or making certain sounds. Botox can temporarily stop this movement. Another option for this issue is surgically incise this muscle during Rhinoplasty surgery.  see video

Some doctors have been using botox to prevent the tip from plunging when a patient smiles, but it will not correct a poorly projecting tip or poorly shaped tip.

  Botox is a very powerful and effective medication for the relaxation of muscles. In the face, Botox may be used to erase lines that are caused by the contraction of muscles. Botox injected into the notes may help you raise the bunny lines of the nasal bridge. However Botox will not shift the nose for change its shape rotation or projection. For more information on Botox or to schedule an iConsult, please visit us online at: 

Botox will not straighten the nasal tip. It is a neuromuscular blocking agent used for facial expression muscles in the forehead between the eyebrows. It is also used for crow’s-feet and the horizontal lines on the forehead.

 Dear Rachel, I don't think BOTOX would correct the droopiness of your tip when you smile. Is that what you mean by "straighten the tip of my nose"? If you find the right surgeon, Rhinoplasty would likely be the best way to address the concerns you have about your nose. Best regards.  

Your nasal tip appears to lack projection. Botox will not help with that problem. Surgery certainly can correct the problem, but only you can decide whether or not the risk and other considerations of proceeding with surgery are worth while. Those are items that should be discussed with you surgeon at the time of your consultation.

Rachelnyu, Botox is a medication which is applied via a small needle to help relax muscles of the face. It is a quick procedure in the office. Cosmetic results are temporary, only lasting a few months. From your profile view, it appears your tip drops a bit when smiling. If the tip of your nose bothers you only when you smile, then yes Botox is a possible alternative to rhinoplasty surgery. A single injection of Botox would be given to help relax the nasal muscles which affect the nose... more