Fixing scary eyebrows after Botox?

I had Botox in my 11's (glabella?). It all looks fine but when I raise my eyebrows they stay down near my nose and raise up high with a real arch at the sides which makes me look kinda scary.

My Dr said this was not a problem and easily corrected. What should I expect, where will he inject and how much Botox? Also what caused this? Did he do it wrong or does this happen sometimes?

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6 answers to “Fixing scary eyebrows after Botox?”

A: A quick fix for raised eyebrows after Botox

By Steven E. Rasmussen, MD - Austin Dermatologist

As my colleagues have already answered, this is an easy fix with just a few units placed in the the frontalis muscle (forehead muscle) over the lateral eyebrow areas. In female patients who want a little lateral eyebrow raise, a few units can be placed within the lateral eyebrows which will weaken the... more

A: Balance of the eyebrows is important with Botox injections

By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

There are muscles that function to elevate and depress the eyebrows. In the glabellar area, between the eyebrows, the corragator muscle functions to create the vertical 11 creases. This muscle is a depressor of the inner aspect of the eyebrows. When you physician injected the corragator... more

A: No Problem

By Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD - Virginia Beach Dermatologist

This is often called a Spock or a Jack Nicholson and happens with some frequency. It occurs because the medial portion of the frontalis has been knocked out but the lateral portion is intact. When you lift your brow, the lateral portion lifts and the medial does not,... more

A: This is a common problem and simple to correct

By Nissan Pilest, MD - Orange County Dermatologist

Your physician did not do anything wrong. The lateral portion of your forehead muscle is compensating for the middle part that was relaxed by injection of Botox. Injecting a minute amount of Botox above the lateral brow will correct this problem in no time.

A: Totally correctable

By Mary Lupo, MD - New Orleans Dermatologist

The reason this happened is that the medial frontalis got some Botox injected into it when the frown complex was injected (that lowered the medial brow) and no Botox was injected into the lateral frontalis (that caused a compensatory strengthening of the lateral brow and raised them too high). It is a simple... more

A: Easy fix

By Edgar Franklin Fincher, MD, PhD - Los Angeles Dermatologic surgeon

Don't worry, this can usually be fixed easily by adding small amounts of Botox to the outer parts of the forehead muscles. This usually happens when the botox spreads and weakens too much of the middle forehead muscles. See your doctor and plan for a few small injections to balance... more