Dysport: Stories

Hi Nikkie,

You sent me a private message but I could send a private message back because your settings wouldn't allow it so I'll answer it here. It has been a little over 5 months for me and I feel I'm almost back to normal, about 95%. I think, at least for me, it took a while to metabolize and the orbital muscle that is under the eye is a weak muscle to begin with so I think that is partly why it has taken so long. But after about 10 weeks post treatment I was feeling like I looked pretty normal and wasn't so self conscious anymore. I know some other people have had bad experiences that haven't worn off but it has for me with no other adverse side effects. Good luck, you'll have to give it time to wear off.

Just curious, did u get the horrible bags under your eyes?
If so did they go away? This is deff the worst part of this whole ordeal!
Thanks for the input and any info you have :)

I'm sorry that happened to you!
How long has it been and did the bags ever go away?
Im dealing with the same exact thing and it's been about 6 weeks and its been horrible!
How are you doing now!?
Thanks for your input:)

Hi I went to see the plastic surgeon and she said I was not a candidate for the under the eye surgery because some of the damage done to my face by the Dysport is too far down below my eyes and she can't get to it with surgery. She was an awesome doctor, she could have just taken my money and did the surgery and of course it wouldn't have helped. She also told me that there is no way anyone could say this was natural aging that I was way too young to have all this on my face (I am 41). My face before the Dysport disaster looked like I was around 30, now I look like an old lady. Actually, the damage done to my face looks so weird that even an old lady wouldn't look like this. The only thing that has even gotten better in the five months is some of the puffiness to my cheeks has gone down. All of the saggy skin and pouches are all still there and have not improved at all. Also all the creases that look like really deep, long wrinkles that are actually caused from the layers of skin that has sagged down has not gone away at all either. Some days the creases are a little less noticeable but on other days these creases are so deep and noticeable that you can actually see them through my sunglasses! The plastic surgeon did tell me that there is this laser procedure that might help. I guess it is done below your eyes and it burns off a layer or two of your skin and once the skin heals back it is suppose to tighten up and should make the lines and saggy skin less noticeable. Of course because some of my damage is so low down below my eyes that she wasn't sure how much it would help. I guess this is pretty much my last hope since plastic surgery isn't an option anymore. I have to go to a dermatologist to have this laser procedure done. I guess there are a lot of risks to this procedure like everything else but at some point I know I have to take the risk. I also know at some point I have to make a decision on what to do, I just can't live the rest of my life like this. To me, I have no life, I barely leave my house or go around people because I look so bad! The only problem is I am not sure how long I should wait before I do something. As time goes by slowly, my face might get a little better but I don't see how the skin can ever pull itself back up which also means none of the creases (lines) caused by the layers of saggy skin will ever go away either. None of this would have happened to any of us if the people who do the injections were not allowed to inject Dysport and Botox into areas that are not FDA approved. I know they are not suppose too but if they had stricter laws regarding this, than maybe these injectors would think twice before injecting into an area that isn't FDA approved. I hope and pray that all of us girls go back to normal really soon!

How are you doing? Better I hope!!