I had Botox nearly a week ago.I had my forehead and corner of eyes done and I have noticed that my eyes feel dry and gritty. Is this common? and how long will it last? I tried eyedrops for dry eyes but it's not making much difference.
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Thank you for your question fariba. I understand your concern. Botox is a purified protein used to address wrinkles associated with facial expression. When injected into the skin Botox will relax the muscles and smoothen out the overlying wrinkles. The most common areas of treatment are in the ...
By "droopy eye", I'm not sure if you are referring to a drooping eye-BROW or droopy eye-LID, so let's discuss both...A drooping eye-BROW may happen when the brow-elevating muscle in the forehead, the Frontalis, receives too high a dose of Botox, or alternatively, if the Botox is sub-optimally...
It takes 2 to 4 days before the weakening of your muscles begins. You will see the final results of your treatment 10 to 14 days after the procedure. I ask my patients to come back after 2 weeks to check on their progress. So give it another week and you will start to notice the difference. Good...