The depressor supercilii is a small but important muscle that often gets overlooked. 🔎 Key insights for injectors: It crosses the corrugator and is sometimes seen as a branch of orbicularis oculi. Function: contributes to frowning and medial brow depression. Clinical approach: usually treated alongside the glabella complex since it’s tightly meshed with the corrugator. Bonus effect: targeting it can give a subtle lift to the medial brow. 💡 Injector tip: Even though it’s small, ignoring the dep

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The depressor labii inferioris (DLI) is a small muscle with a big impact on smile dynamics. 🔎 What injectors need to know: Function: pulls the lower lip outward. Clinical sign: in patients with a strong DLI, the smile can expose all lower teeth (think “wide lateral pull”). Treatment: precise toxin placement can balance lip movement, soften excessive lower tooth show, and harmonize smile aesthetics. 💡 Injector tip: Always assess smile patterns before treating the DLI, over-relaxation risks asym