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What Treatment Can Be Used for a Drooping Eyelid After Botox ?

asked 5 months ago by Heartland in New York City,NY
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 186 times
Tags: droopy eye, options

What Treatment Can Be Used for a Drooping Eyelid After Botox ?

8 answers to What Treatment Can Be Used for a Drooping Eyelid After Botox ?

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Help with drooping lids after Botox

All valuable feedback from panel members regarding eye drops (Visine, etc) that may help resolve the problem. This, combined with time, will improve the situation usually within two weeks for some situations. Any amount of improvement is the goal. Most of all, be certain to be evaluated by your practitioner for further feedback, options, and for them to make certain you feel well-cared for.
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

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Drooping eyelid from Botox

A physician, preferably the one who injected you with Botox and knows exactly the number of units and sites of injections, should evaluate the cause of the droop. The treatment is different if it is because of a loss of tone of the forehead muscle above the eyebrow or the levator muscle of the upper eyelid itself. If it is the forhead, possibly treating the depressor muscles of the glabella and outer eyelid eyebrow area can help lift the forehead slightly. Another off-label use... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Treatment of drooping eyelid after botox

There are several drops that stimulate the eyelid muscle to compensate for the side effect of botox. Even some over the counter drops like visine or naphcon can help. I would discuss the use and frequency of these drops with your treating physician.
Scott Trimas, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Drooping eyelid with botox

Botox in some circumstances can cause the eyelid to droop. Unfortunately this can last a few months. An alpha-adrenergic can be used as eye drops to improve the symptoms.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Iopidine eye drops can help lift the droopy eyelid after Botox.

Hi. This is unfortunate but of course it will go away, typically in two months. It happens when Botox is injected too close to the eyelid. Until it does go away, the drops can help. see video
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment for a drooping eyelid after Botox

Drooping of the eyelid, called eyelid ptosis, is a known side effect of neurotoxin injections with Botox, Dysport or Xeomin. Fortunately this risk can be minimized with good injector technique and proper assessment prior to the injections. Ptosis can occur 2 to 10 days after injection and can persist for up to 2 to 4 weeks. Eyelid ptosis can be treated with Iopidine, an α-adrenergic eye drop, which will cause a one to two mm elevation of the upper lid which is usually sufficient to... more
Mitchell Schwartz, MD

South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon

dorsetstreetdermatology.com

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Drooping eyelid after Botox

It is a very rare complication from Botox or any of the injectable toxin products to develop a temporary droopy eyelid. It is important to differentiate this from a "heavy eyelid" caused by a droopy eyebrow. For the droopy eyelid there are special eyedrops that your doctor can prescribe to you to help lift the eyelid until the Botox wears off. While the temporary complication is rare, it is very important to make sure that you are being seeing by a board certified... more
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Drooping eyelid after Botox

There are many "remedies" for a drooping lid but it depends on what is causing the droop. If the problem is a true lid ptosis (looks like a lazy eyelid), iopidine drops can help stimulate the muscle that opens the eye. If it is from overtreatment of the forehead (the most likely cause) then sometimes adding more botox to the mid to lateral brow will help give the brow more of a lift. Additionally, filler can be used to lift the brow by placing it in the forehead... more
Stacey Tull, MD

Chesterfield Dermatologic Surgeon

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