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Will the Droopiness in my Upper Eyelids Area After Botox Go Away?
I had was given 20 units of botox 3 days ago for frown lines. They were given in the standard area for glabella lines. The area under my brows (upper eyelid) now seems to be saggy and puffy. I have little "hoods" of skin hanging over the outer corners of my eyes that didn't used to be there. Will this get progressively worse? How long will it take for this to start correcting itself? Is there any chance that the damage will be permanent? This was my first time ever using botox.
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Botox droopiness
Botox droopiness can occasionally occur depending on the amount and placement of the Botox. You will start to see improvement of the drooping in a few weeks. You should have your Botox injections with an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon.
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Botox droopiness of eyebrows is not permanent
It may even get more heavy in the next week. It will correct itself over twelve to sixteen weeks. The placement may have affected more of the forehead complex above the eyebrow than it should have, thereby eliminating your innate muscle's ability to keep the eyebrow/upper eyelid complex lifted. this could be technique. You should see your doctor for evaluation as normal glabellar treatment does not do this unless other areas of the forehead are treated.
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Upper eyelid drooping is temporary after Botox injection in glabella
Silo, the lateral eyelid drooping you describe will certainly improve soon; it is unusual after injections in the glabellar area with this dose, and may be technique dependent. I would see your doctor to evaluate and discuss treatment with certain sympathomimetic eye drops, which may be helpful in the short run.
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Droopy Eyelids after Botox?
Hi Silo. Yes you will recover soon and no the eyelid "hoods" you describe will not be permanent. You should discuss this issue with your injector and/or consider finding another injector as the glabella area between the eyes is the most basic of Botox injections. It should not lead to swollen or puffy eyelids.
Give it 46 weeks and you should start seeing resolution. You may also want to ask your injector about Iopidine as this may lesson some of the...
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Yes, Botox Droopiness will go away!
Dear Silo,
The good news is that the puffiness and drooping will get better. With botox injections into the forehead, for the "11"s (frown lines), or for horizontal lines, the botox will relax the muscles. If it relaxes the muscles that elevate your forehead, then you can get some temporary drooping of the eyebrows, or puffiness of the eyelids. It usually corrects itself before the botox wears off. In my experience, it tends to get better after 2-4 weeks. If you are still...
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Botox and eyebrow droop
It is very possible that the botox was injected into the frontalis muscle( the muscle which causes transverse lines on the forehead) and this may have cause your eyebrow to descend, This will get better with time. Sometimes a little injection in the tail of the eyebrow helps to elevate the brow a bit.
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Sagging of Upper Eyelids after Botox
Sagging of the upper eyelids after Botox is always temporary and the duration of of this side effect is usually less than the normal muscle weakness after the injections. Ask your physician about the use of Iopidine eye drops to minimize the complication.
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Droopiness of Upper Eyelids
I would suggest you revisit your injector after 7-10 days so the full effects of the Botox can kick in and you can see what will have resolved as more of it is absorbed and settles, so to speak. Additionally, your injector can see if he or she should place your Botox differently next time. If you actually have an eyelid droopiness, there are Rx eye drops that can be prescribed to help with that. However, if it's actually overinjection into the glabella portion, you and your injector may...
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Will the Droopiness in my Upper Eyelids Area After Botox Go Away?
Yes, the effects of theBotox will slowly wear off over the next several months and there's no reason for any of these effects to be permanent.
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Eyelid droopiness with Botox
These effects of eyelid "drooping" or "hooding" should resolve spontaneously with time you should see improvement by 6 weeks, if not sooner). If Botox was placed in the standard locations for the glabella, brow drooping from forehead muscle relaxation would be unusual. You may be experiencing some edema of the upper eyelids as a result of fluid migration from the glabellar area. This too should resolve, however, with time.
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