Too Much Botox Injected on Area

Finding a physician to perform Botox procedures is extremely important as the marketplace becomes saturated with physicians and paramedical staff performing the procedure. In your particular case, it is reassuring that you have found a physician who is undoubtedly honest and trustworthy. Mistakes can happen even in the best situation, but the approach your physician took to explain the situation to you is commendable. Experience is absolutely necessary in acheiving optimal results with any... more

It wouldn't make a difference as the area would be 'frozen' by Botox. Over-injection was a 'slip' in this case but no harm should be expected unless it diffused into another area and gave you a functional problem, like with the upper eyelids.

Administering too much Botox in one area can cause the Botox to leak into areas that you don't want blocked. Typically you would see the desired and undesired effects of Botox at 2 - 3 days. If you don't have any problems at that point it is unlikely that you will have problems as time goes on. I hope this helps.

It's a good thing that your physician told you that too much Botox was accidentally injected, so you can together be aware and watch for any problems. Chances are you will not have any dangerous long term side effects. Likely mostly just annoyance if an area is weaker or smoother than you want, but it should fully resolve over 2.5 to 4 months. If this was a standard type of injection by a licensed, traditional, ethical physician, there should have been no more than about 50 units in... more

You definitely want to make sure you are getting treated by a licensed medical professional. Although Botox is a non surgical alternative, you do not want to let an amateur inject your face with this solution. Too much Botox can lead to drooping of the eyebrows. Other more serious side effects from Botox include symptoms consistent with botulinum toxin effects. If you have not experienced generalized muscle weakness or urinary incontinence and breathing difficulties, you... more

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Hi. If you look fine 2 weeks after the Botox injections, there were no consequences from putting too much in one spot.  Possible results are frozen look or droopy eyelid.

Hi Bam Bam, Any undesirable effects of the "Oops, I just emptied the entire syringe of neurotoxin into your head" injection should be apparent within 3 to 10 days after the injection. This is one case where you hope that your injector diluted or watered down your Botox. The effects will depend upon the number of units injected and the area injected. Let us know how it turns out, hopefully no harm, no foul. Dr. P

I am not sure what you really mean. Was the entire syreinge injected into one area? I would doubt that. If for instance too much was injected in one area, it probably wouldn;t make a difference unless it was close to the upper eyelid where it may migrate a bit into the levator muscle of the eyelid and cause a droop.

BamBam That is an unfortunate first Botox experience. Hopefully, it will not deter you from future treatments. The overwhelming majority of the millions of treatments performed each year are done without a hitch. The only way you might experience a bad side effect is if the Botox was injected near your upper eyelid and it diffuses into the muscle that controls upper opening. In that case, you would develop a droopy eyelid. At any rate, you will know within a few days following the... more

BamBam, The side-effect of too much Botox injected into one area really depends on where it was injected and how much was injected. The absolute amount of Botox injected likely is not more than 100 U (assuming that your doctor was using a highly concentrated technique and injected the entire syringe). Most likely, there was 50 or 25 units in the syringe. Even if it was 100 units, you should not have any systemic side-effects since we inject much, much more Botox for non-cosmetic patients. ... more

Botox is a great product when used carefully. It is possible to give too much Botox in one area inadvertently. It would be important to know how much "extra" was given and in what area. If too much volume is injected in one area, then the "extra" Botox can migrate to a nearby area. For example, if the frown lines between the eyebrows was over injected, then the extra can go to the upper eyelid and cause drooping. Since this is your first time with Botox, it is important... more