Eyebags worse after Botox?

As there is improvement with anything cosmetically, other non treated areas may start to bother that person because the most bothersome areas now look better. Most people who undergo Botox for the Crow’s feet are happy with their results regardless of still having wrinkles under the lower eyelids.... more

Botox injection into the crow's feet area can THEORETICALLY cause the bags under the eyes to look worse. This is due to the fact that the orbicularis muscle (the circular muscle around the eye) helps push the fat back, and weakening the muscle can interfere with that action. However, in reality, I have not... more

Too much of a good thing can do that. If Botox was injected in the lower eyelid and there was already loose lag skin due to the process of aging then yes that can be problematic as the muscles that are keeping the fat pads in place because relaxed. That can cause the appearance of bagginess to happen. Also,... more

Any time you treat an area in a cosmetic fashion, you can partially over emphasize areas that have wrinkles.  So in short yes you can make the wrinkles under your eyes more prominent, but it is not because they have gotten worse, just more obvious. Good luck.

When botox is injected into the crow's feet it inactivates that portion of the orbicularis muscle.  While the lateral eyelid region will be less wrinkled, it may expose the noticeable lines along the lower lid region more.

Botox is a wonderful treatment for crows feet--those lines that extend radially from the corner of the eye when smiling. Botox relaxes the muscle that surrounds the eye, which results in diminished wrinkling of the skin when one smiles. I have seen, in a few patients, excellent results from Botox in improvment... more

It is important to define "eyebags" as this may have different meaning to different people (and particularly doctors as compared to patients). In general, though, classic "eyebags" will not be worsened or caused by  Botox. In fact, I would consider these completely... more

Botox, when placed in the crow's feet can have several unintended consequences. First, eye bags can worsen.  This is due to relaxation of the orbicularis muscle, causing the fat bag retained now only by the orbital septum to bulge. Second, the cheek can droop, by the same mechanism of relaxation... more

Dear Sara This is absolutely reported. The botox injected for the crows feet area can drift, weakening the orbicularis oculi muscle below the eye in the outer lower eyelid. This causes the muscle to sag resulting in a little "bag" at the top of the cheek or a worsening of a preexisiting malar bag or... more

Yes, it is expected. Botox relaxes the muscle that holds the fatty bags pushed in. This causes worsening of the bags for about one to two weeks. Typically after 2 weeks the muscle starts pushing the bags back inwards. If you received a very small dose then your bags will go back in soon. If it was a higher... more