Botox works well for the thicker band of muscle that some people have, but if the lines form when you make a big smile, then I doubt you will see improvement from undereyelid placement of Botox. This is because you would have to have the Botox placed over the cheek bone, and this would possibly interfere with... more












2 posts
28 Feb 2009
I had botox under my eyes about 10 days ago. I also got it on my 11s, forehead, eyebrows, and crowsfeet. I was told that getting it under my eye would help my bags look less noticeable and make me less tired looking. The bags look much worse. They are more pronounced even with no facial movement but when I smile there are huge bags under my eye, closer to the inside of my nose. I cant hide them. I went back and they prescribed me a sulfa eye drop and oral prednisone. I was told by someone to try and get neosynephrine eye drops which my pharmasist isnt familiar with. I am to take those meds for a week to see if there is improvement. My other alternative was to get a medicine injected to reverse the botox and it would reverse all of it. Then id have to wait a few months to get botox again. Any suggestions or comments, known cases like mine??
77 posts
17 Mar 2009
Hey Drea, I'm experiencing the same problem. What are you doing about it? Any progress??? I have the new bags and wrinkles as well. Amy
5 posts
18 Apr 2009
I am due to have under eye botox in 10 days. Im not sure this is a good decision cuz I have excess skin under my eyes (Im only 33)that wrinkles when I smile, add to that a tear trough deformity and you have a nice little under eye bag. I dont know why my surgeon changed his initial decision for a blepharoplasty but Im having second thoughts!
14 posts
26 Apr 2009
Botox under my eyes has also given me huge bags that added about ten years to my face. I look awful and can't wait til it wears off. I'm 40 and the wrinkles around my eyes are not that bad yet when I'm not smiling. I decided to get Botox, hoping the wrinkles I do have won't get too much worse if I minimize the squinting. NOw when I smile, my cheeks look fake because the under eye muscle is so relaxed, all you can see is the cheek muscle. In the morning when I wake up, I don't even recognize myself. I look like I'm in my fifties. Don't Botox your eyes, unless the doctor is the most seasoned expert you can find.