Under eye bags after Botox to glabella and upper forehead.

Hi screwedup im into my 10 month mark and no change at all for me. I hate botox and never ever will touch this crap again!

Well, Its just a part of the treatment and it will surely get better with time. You got 8 more units, and that might be the reason you are suffering from it. But don't worry, It ll be fine for sure.

Hello all, I had also had regular botox for crows feet for the last couple of years...I am 41. On the last time in I complained of tiny wrinkles under eyes and my injector suggested a small 1 unit of botox under eye might smooth them out. On day 3 after the botox I developed large bags and dark circles. I looked horrible to the extend that all my friends were asking if I was feeling ok. I was told that it would wear off and return to normal in 4 months....Although the swelling has gone done considerably I am left with deep indents between eyes and nose and slight puffiness daily....I am now at the 8 month mark and regretting ever even complaining about the tiny little lines I had. I wish doctors would admit that it can cause permanent damage!

Hi fed up, since u didnt get injected in the under eye area your bags should get better when your muscles start contracting again. So maybe that helps a little. Good luck, and I hope u recover in a speedy time of manner.

Hi, im nine months out and still have eyebags from been injected under each eyelash and crowsfeet area. So sorry about your pain. I asked this question, to get a drs. Opinion and some said when been injected for crows feet and under eyes does cause bags, because the muscle that holds back the fatty tissue was weakened to much. And when that happens bags appear. They also so once we hit the four month mark all goes back to normal. But in my case it didnt. So now im stuck with my left eye bag more promiment than the other.

Please someone tell me it gets better, I'm 4 weeks post botox above my eyebrows and forehead and I have horrid bags and wrinkle under my eyes and my eyelids have dropped too :-( so upset don't want go out anywhere incase anyone sees me :-(

Hi, just wondering how you are all doing since your horrible botox expierence?? I had botox done in the glabella area only 7 days ago,im 38 and did not have much in the way of wrinkles,just a small frown line between eyes,anyway after going with my friend I stupidly got talked into having this done,to make me look a bit more fresher (as she said) I feel awfull, bags under my eyes are worse than I ever had,and when i smile I look all wrinkly and puffy under both eyes. i have not sleept much this last week,and have a fear of looking in mirror every morning when I wake up.To make matters worse I get married in september and Im terrified this does not go before my wedding. I will never ever get this done again,and cant beleive how stupid I was having it done in the first place,what was i thinking. hope you are all ok and any advice on what to do?.

I hade botox done in december and all was well. I had done again by a different doctor and i got the bags under the eye and both my eye lids has dropped. my lids are also swelling. Plus I have this unbearable body itching. I have been taking benadryl for 5 days now and is not working. My doctor gave me atarax but the botox doctor told me not to take. I read online that can cause many side effects the interaction of botox and atarax. my eyes look horrible. I will never use botox again. i rather look older. i am 48 and I look 5 years older. anyone has experienced this awful itching? my entire upppr body itches. Botox Doctor said it can not be from botox because a whole month has passed since i had the injections. my vision is also worse since the injections.
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I am at 2 weeks today and its pretty bad. My eyes are tiny compared to what they usually look like, and the bags/winkles under my eyes are very prominent. I hope that this is the worst of it and I'll start to improve. This is so depressing.

Jamie, can you tell me about the liver cleanse? I've googled and found a few different ones.

thanks, I will look into it. I'm hoping I can survive the next several weeks before I start seeing improvement.

It took several weeks before I saw any movement, but I would definitely look into doing a liver cleanse, I think that sped things along.

Hi Jamie - I responded to you on my thread but then I read this. So glad to hear that you are recovering. Can I ask when you started seeing movement in your forehead? I cannot raise my right eyebrow at all, and I lost the arch in that brow. I can slightly raise the left one and it still has an arch, so I look ridiculous! I am hiding behind dark rimmed glasses. I am only 8 days out. I'm terrified that it might get worse before it gets better. I am hoping that in a few weeks I might see a little movement. This is truly awful.

I am CERTAIN that this is a reaction from botox. I get really angry when I read the questions forum, and the MDs tell people with the same reactions that it can't be botox. Of course it is.

Thanks for responding to me, this forum is the only place I can vent this out.

Hi "frozen" I am doing much better. It has been 43 days since my injections, and I think it is closer to being worn off. But I also took a 2 week liver cleanse that had milk thistle in it, and I sit in the steam shower at least once a day sometimes more. I have been drinking TONS of water as well.

My right eye still has a bag, and the left eye bag is almost gone, but the lid is slightly lower still on my left eye (that showed up around day 8) and that eye is constantly dry. Almost all of my forehead wrinkles are back except right above the glabella. This was my first and LAST experience with Botox.

I went to 2 different doctors about the reaction and they both said that was not a reaction from the botox. But after researching the internet I have found that people with heavy/ higher foreheads (like myself) have had the eye bags. Apparently it has something to do with the weight of the forehead.

You can view my images here;

http://www.realself.com/question/botox-the-glabella-caused-eye-bags

I saw your post and read about the anxiety, I have also had anxiety. Just remember that it is temporary and it will go away. That's what I keep telling myself. Let me know how you are doing!

Jamie, how are you doing now? Any improvement?

so sorry to hear this. I also experienced under eye bags (and wrinkles) after being injected in my crows feet. I have been injected in my forehead and between my brow on several other occasions, but that alone did not produce any bags under my eyes. Since you mentioned that the sides of your nose are numb, I wonder if he injected you too far down.

I had my crows feet injected on December 7th - my right eye appears to be back to normal but I still have a pull under my left eye and my left eye appears smaller than my right. Hopefully as time goes on and the botox wears off the bags under your eyes will subside. Drink lots of water and exercise often, that will help the botox wear off faster. Keep us posted on your progress. Good luck.

Sorry about all of the typos above... I sent that with my iphone. I have photos to add, but can't seem to find how to update my post.

I'm sorry to hear what you are dealing with. I'm your same age, and when I got botox I experienced eye bags, but I did have the injections done for crows feet, and had an injection done under each eye, so I attribute it to that - so of course we are a bit different there.

This Q&A talks about a number of things that won't apply to you, but if you read through the doctors answers there is definitely some information that could be of interest:

Risk of Botox Migration in Face

This one might be of interest to you as well:

Botox Migration if Too Much Was Injected?

Hope this helps some.