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My Botox Has Gone Wrong- Eyes Are Puffy With Hooded Lids. What to Do?

asked 6 months ago by elainegoldy in ireland
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 327 times
Tags: gone wrong, hooding, options, puffy eyes

I had botox 4 days ago and i look terrible.I have been getting botox on and off for about 6 years now and i never had any trouble until now. I went to a different clinic, looked lovely had all the qualifications etc but im devestated with the result. when i get up in the morning my eyes are all puffy and heavy- it feels like i cant open them, my eyelids are hooded and when i try and frown i look deformed as my eyelids droop down.I still have a tiny movement in my eyebrows can anything be done?

6 answers to My Botox Has Gone Wrong- Eyes Are Puffy With Hooded Lids. What to Do?

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Adverse Botox Outcomes

I agree with the panel that it sounds as if you were injected too low on the frontalis muscle. Time will resolve this issue, but I encourage you to notify your injector. Most injectors appreciate feedback from patients and will often do what they can to maintain a good relationship with them.
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

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Puffy droopy eyelids after newprovider botox

If your forehead was treated and is lower than usual, it has brought down the eyebrows and eyelids too. If the upper eyelids are droopy without the brow, then possibly the levator muscle can be treated with a prescription Iopidine eyedrop to cause it to contract and lift up a little. If it is not the levator that was affected, and it doesn't appear to be based on your description, but just the droopy forehead, possibly injecting the glabella (between the eyebrows) if it... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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My Botox Has Gone Wrong- Eyes Are Puffy With Hooded Lids. What to Do?

Sounds like the Botox was injected too close to the eyebrows are they dropped. This give added fullness to the upper eyelids. IMHO, wait for the Botox to wear off and consider going somewhere else in the future. Try to raise the eyebrows and close your eyes often during the day as exercising the effected muscles will make the muscle function return more quickly.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hooded Lids from Botox

Unfortunately, this is a bad injection. Too much may have been injected, but it sounds like it was also injected in the wrong area. Your frontalis muscle has fallen, which is what makes the eyes look hooded like this. There's not a lot to be done, unfortunately. Time is your best bet. I would definitely return to the clinic where you were injected though, so your injector can see what happened. If you've previously liked another injector, I'd stick with that place, and remember... more
F. Victor Rueckl, MD

Las Vegas Dermatologist

www.lakesdermatology.com

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So sorry to hear this.

You got a bad treatment. Time is generally the best solution for this. I would be very careful if someone wanted to inject you with more BOTOX to correct this. They may mean well but it can actually make your situation worse. It will take many months for the effects of this to fully resolve.
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Botox gone wrong

The hooding and heaviness of your eyelids most likely is from injection of the forehead. The frontalis muscle is the only muscle that raises your brows. Botox here relaxes the horizontal wrinkles, but can drop your eyebrows. This sounds like what happened in your case. There is no other treatment other than time as the botox will ware off in 2-3 months. In the meantime I suggest you go back to where you got it and let the physician take a look at you. Hope this was helpful. Best... more
Louis M. DeJoseph, MD

Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon

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