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Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: Can too much Botox cause eyebrows to drop?

I have been getting Botox for about 4 years and everything has been great. This time when I got it, it made my one eyelid look like it was a double eyelid (kind of baggy).  However, I thought I noticed that my eyelid needed a lift before I went this time, but now it's worse. And both my eyes are baggy in the corners. Both my eyes feel heavy. I'm 40 years old but never had any of these problems before. Will this go away when the Botox is out? Did she give me too much??


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
9 months ago
By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

The eyebrow position is a delicate balance between the:

  • Muscles that pull it up (the forehead), which elevate
  • Muscles that pull it down (the eyelid), which depress

 

Botox can be injected into the:

  • Elevators (lifters), which will cause the brow to drop
  • Depressors, which will cause the brow to rise (chemical brow lift)

 

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