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Droopy Eyebrows and Puffiness After Botox

asked 2 years ago by To Botox or Not To Botox in San Diego
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: eyebrows, droopy, eye bags, puffy eyes

I was injected with Botox 4 days ago and noticed puffiness and slight drooping 2 days later. Now, it becomes worse and worse each day. My upperlids are very puffy and hang over my lower lids. I have little to no movement of brows and have lost the natural arch and sit low over my eyes. I have increasing headaches and large bags under the eyes which I never had before. Any remedies to speed recovery? How long can drooping eyebrows last?

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2 answers to Droopy Eyebrows and Puffiness After Botox

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Both Lid and Brow Drop? Headaches Too!!

This sounds as if you have had some really bad luck. Most patients who have a problem after Botox have a single problem but it looks like you developed three. This will take some perseverence on your part but I assure you that there is a light at the end of this tunnel. First, headaches ironically can occur with Botox. I say ironically because it is a remedy for headaches and I have a number of patients who tell me that their recalciatrant headaches resolved following Botox... more
Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

Virginia Beach Dermatologist
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Botox and the effect on forehead and upper eyelids: contact your physician

I would recommend that you contact your injecting physician and notify him or her of your results. They would certainly want to know as this sounds very unusual. Occasionally, this response may be more pronounced the first time that you have Botox injected but the severity of your response is greater than would be expected.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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