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Ask a QuestionDoes Botox on Crows Feet Effect Upper Eyelid Surgery?
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Botox for Crows Feet and Eyelid Surgery
Before having your blepharoplasty treatment, it is advisable not to be on Botox. Botox for crows feet needs to be injected into the orbicularis oculi muscles.
Your surgeon will need to treat the eyelid area by making decisions based on the natural state of the muscles and tissue around the eyes.
Relaxing these muscles through the use of Botox may inpact the ability of the surgeon to make the right decisions in correcting the eyelid tissue
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Botox and upper eyelid surgery
It is ideal to have your eyelid consultation done when Botox has worn off so the surgeon can make an assessment of your natural appearance. After surgery you may start using the Botox again, but your surgery will have been designed to correct your natural appearance and you'll be better served.
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Botox should not be used in crows feet prior to upper eyelid surgery
Injecting Botox in crows feet relaxes the orbicularis oculi muscle and diminishes wrinkles around the eyes. That is what we want it to do. However, if an upper eyelid surgical correction is done while the Botox action is still present in the area, the anatomy will be somewhat changed and may result in a less than optimal correction.
I recommend not having Botox injections for 3-4 months prior to upper eyelid surgery.
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Does Botox on Crows Feet Effect Upper Eyelid Surgery?
Having Botox injected to the Crow's Feet shouldn't have any effect on having a subsequent upper eyelid surgery IMHO.
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Botox works on crow's feet with eyelid surgery
The upper eyelids are far enough away that putting a little Botox in the lateral crow's feet area will be no problem!
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Avoid botox for crows feet before eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
In order for your plastic surgeon to know exactly what to trim, and what to lift, it is important that you allow any botox effect around the eyes to vanish before your consultation! Then your plastic surgeon will know better how to address your concerns and make the best plan for surgery.
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Does Botox on Crows Feet Effect Upper Eyelid Surgery?
The short answer is yes. I prefer my patients to be "off" Botox when they get their eyelid surgery.
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Botox to crow's feet and eyelid surgery
Injecting the crow's feet weakens the orbicularis oculi muscle or the muscle around the eye. This in turn may raise the lateral brow a bit and therefor soften lateral hooding. This may impact upper lid surgery.
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Yes, botox can affect the upper eyelids.
Thank you for this excellent question.
Botox to the crow's feet area weakens the outer portion of the orbicularis muscle which surrounds the eye. The weakened muscle diminishes the appearance of wrinkles in this area.
This muscle also has the effect of pulling down on the outer portion of the eyebrow. Weakening the muscle can elevate the outer a eyebrow which in turn will often pull up on some of the outer a eyelid skin.
Similarly, botox in the middle of the...
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