Can Botox Change the Shape of my Eyes?

I am 40 and just had botox in my forehead and crows feet (26 units). It has been one week since treatment and I look "different." Seems where my inner lids meet are lower than usual and I feel as if I look angry. Also, it appears that my upper lid touches my brow more. I am miserable and need help. Mr doctor wants me to come in for an appointment tomorrow.

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Botox and eye shape

I think it is important for you to go in to see your doctor to be properly evaluated. Soemtimes if Botox is placed low in the forahead, the brow drops.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Botox and eyelid/eyebrow position

Your doctor is right. You should go in tomorrow to see him/her as per their request. The position of the eyebrow is held in place by the opposing actions of the frontalis (large broad forehead muscle) that pulls the eyebrows up, and the orbicularis oculi (the circular muscle around the eye) and procerus (the muscle that wrinkles our noses) that pull the eyebrow down. If there is loss of soft tissue and bone of the forehead, the brows tend to drift downward. We inject the... more

Using Botox to Change Eye Shape

Not only can Botox be used to change the shape of the eyes, this is something that I take into account for every Botox injection. Unfortunately, too many people think of a Botox injection as a commodity that anyone can do. The vast majority of injectors have NO training in pharmacology, NO training in anatomy, NO training in physiology, NO training in medical aesthetics and cannot legally treat a complication should they get one. This is the reason that a recent study by RealSelf... more

Botox change the shape of the eyes

The eyebrow and upper eyelid complex can definitely change if the forehead above the eyebrows is treated by Botox as the Botox relaxes the forehead muscle and the eyebrows then fall. With them, the upper eyelids can sag and push on the upper eyelid crease making it difficult to apply eyeshadow without pulling up the eyebrow with the other hand. Experienced physicians who perform Botox treatment know that there are areas to avoid so there is less drooping but sometimes unwanted... more

Botox works by paralyzing muscles. That can change the muscles that shape eye appearance.

Botox is a purified protein neurotoxin that paralyzes the muscles it is injected into. The muscles that cause frown lines between the brows are the most common targets for Botox treatments (and the one area which is FDA-approved for Botox Cosmetic use). However, it is perfectly legal, appropriate, and common for physicians and properly-supervised nurse injectors to use Botox off-label for other wrinkle-causing muscles such as in the forehead and crows feet areas. Of course, you... more