Which muscle causes wrinkling of the nose?

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Which muscle causes wrinkling of the nose?

Wrinkling over the bridge of the nose happens when a small muscle between the eyebrows contracts and pulls the skin downward. This muscle inserts into the skin at the lower part of the forehead and the bridge of the nose, so its action creates those horizontal creases across the top of the nose. That’s the procerus. The nasalis mainly affects the nostrils (flaring or narrowing), not the skin over the nose. The sternocleidomastoid is a neck muscle and isn’t involved in nasal wrinkles, while the frontalis lifts the eyebrows and creates forehead lines rather than nose wrinkles. So the procerus is the muscle responsible for wrinkling the nose.

Wrinkling over the bridge of the nose happens when a small muscle between the eyebrows contracts and pulls the skin downward. This muscle inserts into the skin at the lower part of the forehead and the bridge of the nose, so its action creates those horizontal creases across the top of the nose. That’s the procerus. The nasalis mainly affects the nostrils (flaring or narrowing), not the skin over the nose. The sternocleidomastoid is a neck muscle and isn’t involved in nasal wrinkles, while the frontalis lifts the eyebrows and creates forehead lines rather than nose wrinkles. So the procerus is the muscle responsible for wrinkling the nose.

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