Botox for crows feet side effects
By chipmunk face on 12 Feb 2010
I had botox for crows feet and over the top of the bridge of my nose for the first time 20 weeks ago, which resulted in baggy loose skin under my eyes with horizontal folds in the skin, plus drooping and dented cheeks.
The under eye swelling is particularly worse in mornings, but even though the swelling does improve during the day I am still left with loose very wrinkly folds under my eyes (which were definitely not there prior to my botox treatment). I have been waiting patiently to return to my pre-botox face, but there has been very little improvement so far.
Will it ever improve or is this undesirable change permanent?
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Hi guys I also had botox 3 years ago 42units to my forehead, between my eyes and crows feet. I looked horrible, l had a chipmunk type smile, hollow eyes that were so puffy that l had no eye lids left, a very shinny tight face and small under eye pocket swelling but enough to make me wear sunglasses in public. One day in my efforts to find a cure l stumbled across a post where a woman tried 'VISINE CLEAR' drops and swore that the puffy eyes and bags were getting better so l thought well what have l got to lose l look like a freak anyway l may as well try these drops, which can be purchased over the counter at a chemist. Well guess what, it worked! the puffy eyes went down by at least 80% and the bags went down by at least 60% l had to use them 2 times a day sometimes 3 times. I'd administer about 6-7 drops in each eye. I noticed the improvement after a few days but over the course of about 2 weeks l felt better again. Still not back to normal but better. The drops contain steriods so l was told by the chemist and advised not to use them long term but l did.. The days where l stopped for about 3 days l noticed the puffiness come back. In time the bags and puffy eyes faded however even 3 years on l still wake up from time to time with that 'dead eye' hollow look and run straight back to the drops and it goes. For me botox for some reason is still there or its done damage that wont heal to the way l used to be. I just recently got my crows feet back, YEP after 3 years that's how long it's lasted and they are quite nasty. As bad as my experience was they had originally given me 6 units to the crows feet area, l wonder if l had 1 or 2 units if it would get rid of the crows feet without the chipmunk hollow eye look. I dont know and to be honest im too scared yet these crows feet are bothering me so its either try again or just live with it. Dont know. Has anyone here only tired 1 unit or 2 and not have trouble??
I fully believe now i had a small side affect from a very small amount of forehead injections. I have very severe anxiety and was told there was no way it had anything to do with the injections at all. I thought i had read up on all all side affects but this was not one of them until
Hi everyone, sorry I have not been on here in a while. I am healing, but slowly...really really slowly. The Dr. I went to in NY admitted he really has no idea why it is taking me so long to heal. It has been 9 months. My right eye is healing quicker then my left eye. At this point, I look like myself when not smiling or showing any emotion. When I smile, I still have a bag under my left eye, wrinkly and crinkly crunching up skin under both eyes. I am trying to focus on the minor postive changes and CAN'T WAIT TO SMILE AGAIN WITHOUT FEELING SELF CONSCIOUS .