Dear doctors, after my botox around the eyes disaster, I am unable to close my eyes fully when I sleep. This causes my eyes to feel unrefreshed even after a good night's sleep. My eyes dry out when I wake up. I have seen a eye specialist and he says botox makes my lower eyelid droop, therefore I am unable to blink or close my eyes properly. I feel that my upper eyelid is unable to reach my lower eyelid when I close my eyes. The muscles are unable to tighten. Can I check will this go away?
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This is a quite unusual request.We often see patients who want the opposite. As people get older, they often get fitting of the temporal area.Injecting Botox in any muscle will cause paralysis or weakness. With this will come muscle atrophy or shrinkage of the muscle.The temporalis muscle is a...
While Botox cannot treat Bell's palsy, it can create symmetry by weakening muscles on the contralateral side, giving a more symmetrical look.While this would certainly seem like a medically indicated procedure, insurance companies are tricky in what they authorize.One argument an insurance...
You may want to consider having a more aggressive treatment, or explore other options if your body has built up a resistance to Botox. Fillers may help depending on the area you'd like to have treated.
