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Botox Caused Droopy "Captain Spock" Eyes - Help!

asked 1 year ago by Julie Gorham in Gorham, Maine
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 2,548 times
Tags: eyebrows, eyelids, female, droopy, wedding

It has been a 5 days since botox and I look like Captin Spock. I have very expressive eyes and over the last couple days when I talk my outer brow will raise up while my inner brow does not move. It looks horrible. In addition my eyes are droopy and I feel a heaviness between the bridge of my nose. I called the Dr and she thinks I need more botox. I am terrified that this will make the droopy eyes even worse. Help. I am getting Married in 2 weeks. I can't look like this.

12 answers to Botox Caused Droopy "Captain Spock" Eyes - Help!

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Injecting botox on the lateral forehead areas usually improves the Spock look.

Your doc is right.  You need to get a little more botox injected on the lateral forehead areas to relieve the "Spock" look and you should be fine for your wedding.  Sincerely, David Hansen,MD
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Botulinum Toxin (Dysport or Botox) injections and spock like brows

Any additional Botulinum Toxin (Dysport or Botox) to correct the "spock" like look will likely drop the brows further and may make your eyelids feel heavier.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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The BEST Correction for the Botox "Mr. Spock Look" is Avoiding it in the First Place

Regarding: "It has been a 5 days since botox and I look like Captin Spock. I have very expressive eyes and over the last couple days when I talk my outer brow will raise up while my inner brow does not move. It looks horrible. In addition my eyes are droopy and I feel a heaviness between the bridge of my nose. I called the Dr and she thinks I need more botox. I am terrified that this will make the droopy eyes even worse. Help. I am getting Married in 2 weeks. I can't look like... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Droopy eyes after botox

Unfortunately if you have droopy eyes after a botox treatment you may have to simply wait out the problem. Botox should wears off in 1 to 3 months depending on the individual and then your eyes will return to their original position. Until then there is noyhing to do.
Richard Galitz, MD

Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Spock brow after Botox

Simple. Two more injections over the lateral brow will relax this look, and bring your normal appearance back.
Jose M. Soler-Baillo, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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More Botox is Typically needed to Correct the "Spock" appearance

Hi Julie Gorham, As the other plastic surgeons and dermatologists have already stated, more Botox generally helps to correct the excessively arched eyebrows, or "Spock" appearance. A little Botox is placed on the active areas at the sides of the eyebrows. Most patients return about 2 weeks from the initial injection for touch-ups as needed. Dr. Chaboki
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox caused Dr Spock-appearance

If one or two units of Botox is injected an inch or more over the outer two thirds of the eyebrow, it should help minimize the contraction of the previously untreated frontalis muscle that is compensating for the inability of the middle forehead to lift. Your inner eyebrows seem to be low and if no injections were done in the glabella, the region between the eyebrows, then treating the glabella can help lift the middle forehead and eyebrows. Don't do anything else more aggressive so... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Correcting unwanted "Captain Spock" look after Botox

Since this is not a look you like, best to re-visit with your injector and have your lateral brow/forehead areas injected with a small amount of Botox so that the lateral elevation of your eyebrows does not continue to occur. Good Luck!
Anifat Balogun, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox Caused Droopy "Captain Spock" Eyes - Help!

Help is a revisit with the injector to have 5 to 10 units of BOTOX placed 1 cm above the lateral brow to allevioate the "Spock" look. Remember many patients like this look. Otherwise in 2 to 3 months the Botox wears off. Your choice. 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Arched brows after botox

I am usually very conservative with the botox so that patients do not get very heavy brows and can raise a little bit. I usually have patients come back in 1-2 weeks to see how they responded. Sometiems a little bit more is placed above the lateral brow to improve what you are talking about. Live Long and Prosper!
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Botox on forehead

Believe it or not, your doctor was probably trying to avoid the droopy look by not injecting too far out laterally on your forehead.  If the whole area is relaxed, it can sag and give you the sleepy, droopy appearance.  Just a small amount of botox inject on the sides of your forehead can probably correct this, and preserve some motion.  There is more to injecting botox than many realize.
David A. Lickstein, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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"Spocking" from Botox is easily corrected

By injecting a very small amount of Botox on the lateral forehead (towards the sides) "Spocking" can be corrected.  Drooping of the brows in the middle is harder, but sometimes injecting between the brow and the the nose can lift the medial aspect of the brow when done judiciously.  Congrats!
Steven F. Weiner, MD

Pensacola Facial Plastic Surgeon

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