“Botox Not for Crow's Feet”

Botox can indeed make you puffy under the eyes if you have a poor snap reflex and if the injector , injected to far towards your nose.Before and after pictures should be taken and your snap test documented.It will wear off.Its a shame you had that bad experience.

Dear Penelope, If someone injected Botox on the lower lid skin (under the eyeball), the weakening of the obicularis muscle can give you the appearance of aging (the fat under the eye is partially held back by the muscle, and it will push forward creating "puffiness" of the lower eyelid skin when the resting tone of the muscle is weakened). The Botox effect will wear off in 4 months, and you should go back to how you looked before. As you continue to age, you will later notice this fat bulge, and may want it corrected by a lower blepharoplasty (fat removal alone can be done via the transconjunctival route). Because of the possibility of unmasking the presence of a weak orbital septum and lower lid fat bulge, I rarely inject Botox medial to the lateral canthus. (Basically, I reserve this only for cases of obicularis hyperactivity.) Generally, you should only use Botox lateral to the canthus to treat true crow's feet.

I got it 6 mos ago and am ready to go again. It lasted a little over 3 mos. Did your Dr inject under your eyes? Mine specifically said under eye injections can cause puffiness. He did like a half-moon of 3 injections starting at about my temple curving along my cheekbone. I had 9 units each eye. Hope this helps!

Hi Penelope, My doc is a derm.I have considered going to a place that has a p.a. do injections (less $) but after reading here I thought if it ain't broke don't fix it... Hopefully when yours goes away your eyes will return to normal! Most people I know only get 2 mos out of their botox the 1st time so maybe it'll be sooner for you. My doc did say that a tiny amount in undereye bags can help but too much will cause puffiness.My crows feet shots were nowhere near my undereyes, they were more down on my cheekbone and at my eye corner. Good luck and hang in there!

I too have the same problem as penelope, 5 weeks later and there is no change what so ever, I am so unhappy about it and feel like I am never going to be back to normal, it has ruined my smile, which used to be my best feature, now I look like a demented chipmunk while I smile, I am really glad it worked for you, but I would never get it done again as I just would not risk this happening to me again, I had to injections at the crows feet and one just under my eyelashes, it looked ok for about 5 days then it looked terrible, I only pray that i go back to how I used to look but as each week passes and there is no difference at all the more worried I get

From what I hear from other friends who got botox as well as my dr, it's probably the under eyelash one that did it. Everybody I knew told me DO NOT get botox in the under eye area. I feel so bad for you two, take heart it really does wear off eventually!! Do either of you know how many units you got under your eyes? Just curious.

Sheri M I don't know how many units it was, it was a nurse that did mine, I had went to her twice before for botox for the wrinkles in between my eyebrows and was really pleased with the results, I had been nervous about getting my crows feet done, but thought it couldn't go that wrong, to be honest i didn't think she would have put any under my eyes and was really surprised when I felt the needle go in there but thought that must be the normal procedure, how wrong I was! I don't have crows feet at all now, but the effect under my eyes has been horrible. I like Penelope really hope that you are right and that it wears off in two months, that means I only have another 3 weeks left before I look normal again, as this is affecting my life so much, I don't like going out now and try not to smile as much as possible. Thanks for your kind words both of you, and Penelope lets hope we get our smiles back soon, will keep you posted x

Hi Penelope, no I don't feel anything still in that area, I even hate not having crows feet! As it doesn't look right that when you smile there is no movement around the eyes, we are all so obsessed in this world now with trying to delay the aging process but our facial expresions make us who we are the crinkling round our eyes is a normal expression when we smile or laugh, when that is gone it makes us look weird....frozen. I keep running to look in the mirror each morning when I wake up to see if I am back to normal only to be disappointed when I see there is no change, I just want my old face back!! I too love my crows feet and can't wait until they return but each week seems like a lifetime. I hope we get there soon and it has really helped talking to you.

Beth, What is the time frame now for you? I had a little bit under my eye as well on March 2nd (near the lash line) and I see new wrinkles that weren't there before:( What are you doing for it other than sadly watching and hoping it goes away soon:)? Best, Amy

In the Uk its the person who does the most Botox in a week who are the most experienced. usually plastic surgeons do not do much Botox,as many Gp,s , Nurses and Dentists have cornered the market over here. Although Botox is administered directly into targeted muscles there is also a need for an 'Aesthetic ' eye for the injector to have , some simply don't possess it however qualified.

Amy, it has been 6 weeks since I had mine done, there had been no improvement at all, however over the last couple of days I have noticed that one side isn't as bad as the other now, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it means things will start to go back to normal soon, but I am still really worried that things won't go back to the way they were, I am positive that it was the injection under the lash line which caused the problem. I haven't realy being doing anything except massaging the area under my eyes and using eye masks, but really I don't think anything speeds up to process or gets rid of the botox any earlier i am afraid it is just a waiting game, I will let you know when I see any significant changes, best wishes

Hey Beth, Are you seeing any improvements? I also think that under the lashes was a bad idea since that seems to be causing the most sagging under the eyes/ near the cheek when I smile. Do you also have bags under your eyes protruding that weren't there before? God, I hope this goes back to normal sooner rather than later! Best, Amy

Hey Sheri, Did your results slowly go back to normal over the 3 month period or did things look the same and then after the 3 months change more drastically? I want to know what I'll be seeing around the 2 1/2 month mark (for my wedding on 4/18 - I had the injections on 2/6.) I'm really hoping that I have a few crows feet back by then when I smile. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Also, did you have any bags or puffiness under the eyes after the Botox? I had 4 or 5 units in the crows feet area and a couple of units near the lashes of one eye. I'm not happy with the puffy/ saggy results...I'm actually devastated at what I see in the mirror these days. Can't wait to hear about what you saw during the 3 month healing process. Thanks in advance for your input! Best, Amy