Swollen Lower Eyelids After Botox

Gabsr;

How are you eyelids now? I had Botox 1 week ago, still feel sick & have puffy eye lids. I'm hoping it goes away.

Hi.....this is horrible!!! I had mine done 3 weeks ago and the puffiness is unbelievable!!! I had 10 units placed at the top of my nose. I just want to know if this will ever go away???? I've read some of the comments here about permanent damage???? Please....is anyone back to normal completely???? How long?

Naturefish, it's really hard to tell if my eyes got wrinklier afterwards. I've always had a problem with crepey skin, but I try to keep the aging process at bay w/ a copious usage of retinoids, microdermabrasian and light peels. I struggled with fine lines even before I got Botox!!! My skin is so thin and sensitive under my eyelids!

I had Botox done on my lower eyelids three weeks ago. My doctor injected one unit on each eyelid, and three days later my lower eyelids became very puffy. Even three weeks later, they remain puffy. Sunshine, did the puffiness completely go away? How long did it take for swelling to go away? Did your skin under the eyes become wrinklier afterwards? I would greatly appreciate your answer.

I had botox done on my lower eyelids about a week ago. The last 2-3 days, I've noticed puffiness under one eye. I had very small crowsfeet and it seems that is where most of the botox was injected vs the wrinkles or crinkles under my eyes, which is what I wanted to minimize. Now when I smile, I have a small bulge of fluid that makes my one eye look tired. Is there other alternatives to minimizing wrinkles that may not have the same side effects as botox?

The puffiness is almost gone, along with the effects of the botox! I feel like my eyes are 95% back to normal, which is good considering my botox trauma.:) Just wanted to let everyone know...don't lose hope!

Just wanted to give everyone an update with respect to my initial injections. I got Botox on 8/4/09, and my lower eyelid puffiness began on 8/7/09 as the Botox was setting in my face. We aren't just talking about minimal morning edema - it was "I've been crying for six hours straight" puffiness. After being extremely puffy for a week,I saw an ophthalamologist on 8/14/09. I was prescribed Prednisone (sp?), a tapering steroid pill regimen of six days. Puffiness was pretty much resolved at that point,but slowly returned upon finishing the pills. Waited another two weeks, saw ANOTHER ophthalamogist (the first one was kinda judgmental re: getting Botox in the first place, hence my lack of follow-up visits) and was prescribed mild steroid/cortisol eye drops for the puffiness. The puffiness went away completely (yay!!) but has slowly returned since I stopped the drops. Due to the nature of steroids (and their effect on the eyes), it's apparently not safe to do the drops long-term. Anyway, just doing lymphatic massage gently around my eyelids, which has slightly helped; witch hazel and all these numerous puffy eye creams on the market have NOT helped! Just trying to wait this out. However, the good thing is that they are slowly and surely going down in size....but this is such a slow process!!!! I'm hoping this trend continues as my Botox begins to wear off (I only had 13 units placed in my face total) and that this isn't something I'm going to be dealing w/ on a permanent basis. Only time will tell...

Hiya Sunshine - unfortunately I did my botox research AFTER my current diabolical result. I wish I done all of this research BEFORE then I would have known that no way should botox ever go under my eyes especially directly under the lower lash. I am prone to puffiness under the eyes so this is the WORST place to put botox for me and the current state of my face is living proof of that. However, I trusted the doctor to know what she was doing, which in hindsight was the greatest error of all. I have been speaking with Learning and she has had some success with manual lymphatic drainage for the puffiness under her eyes. I am using my Tua Viso on my cheek muscles (because some of them still work) and it is helping with the puffiness a bit. The eye muscles work as a pump to get rid of the excess fluid and when they are paralysed the fluid can't clear. Other people have tried acupuncture with some success as well. Avoiding salt might be a good idea too. Keep us updated as to your progress. Cheers

Wow....- "If the tone in the lower eyelid is poor, you need to stop, because if you inject Botox there, you will wind up with poor muscle activity, poor lymphatic drainage and there will be a fullness in the lower eyelid." - Vince Bertucci, M.D. I wish I would have known this before I ever got Botox under my eyes? Has anyone tried doing any treatments to aid lymphatic drainage?

Where exactly did the injector put the botox "under your eye"? Was it directly under your lower lashes? This can cause puffiness under the eyes also. Lots of us are in the same boat (see Chloerose's Jabba the Hut post too!) and have done lots of investigating so give us some more info and we will try to help.

Hi Sunshine26 - have a look at some of the posts and reviews from other RealSelf members like myself, Beth F, Amaxy, Penelope, Learning etc. Puffiness under the eyes from botox for crows feet seems pretty common actually. I don't think you are hypersensitive to the product. Do your cheeks puff out when you smile creating a chipmunk-look (almost like they are swollen)? It appears to happen when the botox for crows feet is injected too low under the eye and too close in towards the nose. The lower eye muscle becomes overweakened and the fat pads that are usually held back by a strong eye muscle bulge out. Hope this info helps. Let us know how you are doing. Cheers.