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Eyelids Swollen After Botox to Forehead
HELP!!! i had a botox treatment to my forehead. 2 weeks ago & my eye lids been swollen since then? MY eyes are heavy and hurt??My eye lids swell up after the treatment and are still swollen. One of my eyes kept twitching for 3 days but is fine now.. what do i need to do? is this swelling going to go away?
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hannab
in michigan
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Botox and upper lid swelling
Most of the time when patients complain abot swelling over their eye two weeks after Botox treatment, it usually is not swelling but descent of the brow tissue on the upper eyelid. If this is the case sometimes a little under the eyebrow will lift it up when the orbicularis is weakened. If not you'll have to wait a few months for the frontalis to work again.
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Eyelids swollen after Botox to forehead
It will wear off. But I would call your injector so they can re examin you for your future treatments. Maybe less injected would be a choice. Good Luck
Dr. B from MIAMI
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Eyelid swelling after botox
What you describe might not be fluid swelling, but a dropped forehead which brings the eyebrow down and with it, the fuller skin of the upper eyelid (which is closest to the above eyebrow). When this happens, the soft thicker skin rests lower and may appear as swelling. This should resolve between but may take close to three months, more or less.
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Hey, BOTOX can drift. This occurs when too much treatment is placed too low near the eyebrows. For this reason, doctors are advised to stay about 1/2 of inch away from the eyebrow. When this rule is violated it is possible to cause a heavy eyelid. It is also possible to have too much treatment in the forehead. While these treatment effects do eventually wear off, it is extremely upsetting to have this type of treatment result. By this I mean that you...
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Swollen eyes after Botox
There are reports of unwanted effects associated with Botox. What you have described is one of those effects. The good news is that it will wear off the bad news is that it might take a few weeks to a few months. Try warm compresses to the eyes and forehead to stimulate circulation and over the counter eye drops to keep the eyes moistened during this time.
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Unwanted side effects will resolve
In a small percentage of patients, ptosis and the eyelid symptoms you describe occur. If it is uncomfortable there are eye drops that counteract these effects. I would suggest you follow up with your dermatologists and or eye doctor and discuss. Also, these side effects resolve spontaneously but vary in duration amongst patients.
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