Botox Gave Me a Lazy Eye

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 keep your head elevated for at least three hours (definitely avoid hanging from anti-gravity boots).

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 is benign, meaning it does not affect your health or present any danger to you. Your appearance will improve over time as the effects of the injection begin to diminish, within 90... more

The Botox may have diffused out of the immediate area that your doctor injected.  this can occasionally happen and does not mean the your physician necessarily did anything wrong.   I usually counsel patients to avoid massaging or rubbing the injection site  for the first few days after the injection to help prevent this from happening.  The good news is that the lazy or drooping eye should resolve on its own over the next 3 months.

As stated by many of the other physicians this is a side effect of Botox. While this is a rare occurring event it is the most common complication reported. I personally have had ptosis from Botox injected by another practitioner and while it is bothersome for several weeks it does resolve fairly quickly. Your injecting physician should prescribe some drops for you and these are quite helpful. I spent a few weeks in sunglasses myself and looked a bit tired, however as I stated before it did... more

Eyelid droop, or ptosis, is a known potential side effect of Botox treatments in the forehead.  It can usually be avoided by injecting at least 1 cm above the brow.  As with the desired affects of Botox, this side effect, too, will resolve over approximatley 3 months.  Call your doctor and ask about eye drops to speed up recovery.

Soemtimes when Botox is injected close to the upper eyelid, it can cause ptosis or sagging of the lidr. This will get better on its own over a few months. Eye drops to counteract the effect of the botox can also be prescribed.

Hi. 1) Yes, this is a technical error. It happened to me twice years ago, when I was learning how to use Botox. 2) Droopy eyelid happens when Botox is injected too close to the eyelid. The injection has to be one centimeter above the eyebrows. 3) An ophthalmologist can give you eye drops that temporarily help to lift the lid. But you basically have to wait about 3 months for this to go away.

Whenever Botox reaches the upper lid lifting (Levator) muscle, either because it was placed too close to it (injector error) or because the patient rubbed it there, the muscle will be weakened resulting in ptosis (droopy, lazy etc) eyelid. This condition can be improved with eye drops. You should NOT need to show a Botox expert where to inject Botox. He/she should know where to place it based on your examination, your wishes and your anatomy.