Forehead Drop After Botox?

asked 1 year ago by 155151anon in Los Angeles, CA
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: forehead, droopy

so I had a minor eyebrow/forehead drop after some injections of Botox in my forehead about a week ago.. My forehead is extremely relaxed (unable to move it), but at the same time, I feel this dull ache behind the head(occiptalis?), occured at the same time as the forehead drop..when the effects of the Botox wear off, can I expect both to go away?

7 answers to Forehead Drop After Botox?

Botox and brow ptosis

Botox disrupts the neurotransmitters to the muscles that are treated by the Botox. What this means is that you received a dose adequate to paralyze your forehead muscles until the neurotransmtter attachments regrow over several months. From the photos you sent, the first photo shows you elevating your forehead and placing your brows abnormally high. The second photo shows you after the Botox with your forehead at rest. The resting position of your eyebrows appears... more

Kathleen F. Archer, MD
Houston Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botulinum Toxin (Dysport or Botox) and forehead pain

The occiptialis pain may be due to compensatory action for the forehead Botulinum Toxin (Dysport or Botox) injections

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Brow drop after botox

The brow descending is what happens with Botox treatment. This should only be a soft drop and not a complete drop where the eyebrows are hanging over the upper eyelids.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Forehead drop and muscle pain after botox

The good news is that if both events are due to the Botox, they will get better. The muscle pain is likely from the other muscles working against your "paralyzed" muscles to lift your frozen brow- this will go away as the muscles "come back to life"

Purvisha Patel, MD
Germantown Dermatologist

Forehead drop after Botox

If your sideeffects are from Botox, then yes, they should go away as the product's affect disappears. If you haven't had Botox injected between the eyebrows in the glabella region ( the number "11") this can help elevate the forhead a little to compensate for the drop. That's why it is very rare for me to inject the forehead without the glabella. see video

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Brow droop (ptosis) will resolve completely when Botox wears off

Brow droop or ptosis does occur after Botox treatment occasionally. It is more common if the forehead is over-treated or if the injections are extended too close to the eyebrow. In my experience, Dysport will diffuse further than Botox and can result in some unintended droop of the eyebrow. These effects will wear off completely when the Botox wears off. It would be possible to retreat your forehead again with fewer units of Botox or treat the upper forehead or use Botox rather than... more

Stephen Weber, MD
Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Yes, they will both get better

Headaches are one of the more common and perplexing side effects of Botox injections since Botox is FDA approved for migraines. The headaches are hard to predict and often do not occur on the next injection. The doctor, however, needs to be advised that your frontalis muscle was over-injected to prevent brow drop after future injections.

Mary Lupo, MD
New Orleans Dermatologist

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