How Safe and Effective is It to Cut the Depressor Septi Muscle?

Cutting the depressor nasi septi muscle can be an effective method of minimizing downward turning of the nasal  tip with smiling. However, piror to proceeding with this you could try Botox.

Dear New York


This Rhinoplasty technique can be effective,but the muscle fibers can reattach and not be completely effective.

 To see if you would like how it looks :


You can ask your surgeon to inject a small amount of local anesthesia (lidocaine) into the muscle.

This lasts only an hour or so.



If you liked that, you could have Botox placed (lasting 3 months or so)

If you wanted more permanent changes, then rhinoplasty would be your next step.

In my experience, most people choose the division of muscle during rhinoplasty if they liked the simulation.


Best Wishes

It si safe and very easy to cut the depressor septi muscle to decrease nasal tip droopng when smiling. This can be done as an isolated procedure or  as part of a rhinoplasty procedure. It is an effective technique, but some motion may return if the muscle reattaches.