Botox 1 mo ago. My head feels heavy, weird headaches, my eyes are much more hooded now, brows appear pushed down. What can I do?

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I got 35 units My head feels funny. It's a headache but different than headache I have ever had before. I feel like I need to close my eyes in order for my head to feel more relaxed. My vision is very slightly different as my eyes are more closed. I have never had trouble putting mascara on where now it's difficult to reach my lashes at the roots. I do t have a good before picture close enough to compare so submitting a photo now may be irrelevant.

Jason D. Bloom, MD, FACS · Answer

The frontalis or forehead muscle can be very sensitive to Botox.  It is the ONLY brow elevator muscle in the face.  What that means is that if you receive more Botox in the forehead than you can handle (this is VERY variable and ranges widely), your forehead will be smooth, but your brows will be pushed down and patients describe it as a brow heaviness.  The good thing is that this will wear off as the Botox does in a few weeks to months.  The next time you get injected, I would relay this experience and use less in the forehead and/or inject higher on the forehead.

Mahalingam Satchi, MD · Answer

The injection was too close to the eyebrows and should be at a higher level so this problem doesn't occur. Seek treatment at your local doctor.

Melvin Elson, MD · Answer

Some of the side effects are due to your injection being too low (too close to the eyebrows) and this may be helped with iopidine eye drops. the headaches etc are unusual but do occur with Botox but will last only a couple of weeks and disappear on their own. see your doctor to get some treatment and be sure you are seeing a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

You might have had the botox placed too low and so your brow can not elevate at all and you see more hooding. You will have to wait 3-4 months for it to wear off.

Edwin Ishoo, MD · Answer

Its hard to tell without an examination but if the sensation is due to Botox, it will wear off in a few weeks. I strongly recommend returning to the doctor who performed the treatment for further evaluation. For best outcome seek treatment by board certified dermatologist, facial plastic or general plastic surgeons.

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Botox 1 mo ago. My head feels heavy, weird headaches, my eyes are much more hooded now, brows appear pushed down. What can I do?

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