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Botox Left Strange Dents in Forehead and Temple Area

asked 1 year ago by totto in Detroit, MI
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: forehead, dents

had 2 seperate botox treatment from an 'asthetic specialist' that has done botox treatments for over 15 years. I looked great till the botox wore off. Now I have a really weird sunken, dent beside my left brow (right in front of my temple) It is shaped like a parentasis and curves from the edge of the end of my brow down to the corner of my eye. It looks almost like a scar except it is a dent. Never had this before in my life. Is this permanent? What happened?

2 answers to Botox Left Strange Dents in Forehead and Temple Area

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Yes, Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) and temporalis muscle atrophy causing forehead dents

This is only a guess based on this limited photograph. Perhaps the Yes, Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) produced atrophy of an excessively prominent temporalis muscle. We see the same apperance in patients who undergo neurosurgery where this muscle is damaged.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Crease near outer eyelid after Botox

Your photograph appears that you are posing at rest. If that's the case and the muscles are not contracting then I find it difficult to explain why you would have an effect (negative type) after the Botox has worn off! If the injections caused the problem with a crease, then you would have seen it during the effective duration stage of Botox 9at least three months for most patients). if you had a large visible vein in that area prior to the Botox and it now has collapsed because of... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

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