Botox injections an untrained doc can cause blurry vision

Peter A. Aldea, MD answers: Can Botox injections cause blurry vision?

Can vision be affected from Botox going too deep or too much injected? It's been almost a week, had 20 units in each area, and since then it has been really bad. I was soooo swollen like a fish all over and had a bad migraine. Worse though is my vision is blurry. I wonder if I should see an ophthamologist or neurologist. I am an employee of the medspa that had an untrained doc do this, and I have no insurance :(

Peter A. Aldea, MD
4 months ago

"Can vision be affected from Botox going too deep or too much injected? It's been almost a week, had 20 units in each area, and since then it has been really bad. I was soooo swollen like a fish all over and had a bad migraine. Worse though is my vision is blurry. ... I am an employee of the medspa that had an untrained doc do this..."

Botox is a drug and Botox injection is a medical procedure. Having a MD degree does not magically confer experience, common sense, knowledge of facial anatomy or artistry.

The odds are that in an attempt to smooth lower lid wrinkles Botox was placed too close to your inferior oblique muscle which moves the eyeball, especially looking down, giving you double vision.

Next time, see a Board certified Plastic surgeon, ENT or Dermatologist for your Botox and fillers.

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