Botox injected too close to the brow can get into the upper eyelid muscle (orbicularis) and cause the upper lid to droop. Visine eye drops can sometimes help with the droopy lid for a few hours at a time. If your actual eye muscle got lazy then the injection was way off. After treatment it is important to... more
Botox gave me a lazy eye
I recently moved to New York, and have had Botox previously with great results. But on my first visit to a new doctor, I got “lazy eye.” Did the doctor do something wrong? I told him where I had been injected before.
2 answers to “Botox gave me a lazy eye”
A: Ptosis is the most common Botox side effect
What you describe as a “lazy eye” is technically called ptosis. Although complications from injections of Botox Cosmetic® are rare, ptosis is the most common complication reported. It results from a combination of the injected dosage and your own anatomy’s response to treatment. Ptosis... more
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