Botox Has Destroyed my Face & my Life. Is There Any Hope of a Recovery? (photo)

Periorbital muscular damage and, "fat to seep out" is not a logical conclusion from a Botox injection in the forehead.  I certainly hope that a Physician did not suggest this because such an explanation is implausible.  The effect of Botox is transient, lasting 3-4 months.  If you have continued headaches, I would suggest you return to your Neurologist to search for other causes. 

Bulging of the lower eyelids and headaches could be caused by sinus problems. Botox injecitons of the forehead should not in any way cause problems of the lower eyelids. The fat would not herniate out unless Botox were injected in the lower eyelids weakening the support of the eyelid muscle and this can't happen by injecting the forehead. 

something peculiar is occurring in your case and I wonder if you had an extremely rare sensitivity to some agent in the Botox to which you had a reaction and developed some swelling. Please see an allergist who might test you to the product as well as other items to which you may be allergic. Furthermore an ENT doctor should be consulted to determine if you have chronic sinusitis.

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Having had the Botox only injected into your forehead, I do not see how it is possible that all of your issues are a result of that injection.  It is possible to get temporary headaches from the injection, but I cannot explain how you would have swollen eyelids and double vision three months after the treatment.  I also cannot see how any injection in your forehead could cause any damage to periorbital muscles.  In addition, the effect of Botox is temporary, so any effect should dissipate with time.  I would definitely seek another opinion as to the cause of your problems.  

while the side effects of Botox can vary from person to person, any adverse effects should be gone by 4 months. Most people see reduced headaches from Botox except for the first 2-3 days. I’m also not sure how a periprbital muscle could be affected from forehead injections. I would ask your injector to see before and after photos 

You used the term "injector", not doctor, so I am concerned whether you went to a spa or were injected by an aesthetician. Medical grade Botox could not have caused your symptoms. My question is whether you were injected with something else, including gray market product, by a non-physician.

In my opinion. having only had 21 units of Botox injected into your "forehead ONLY" would have absolutely nothing to do with the symptoms you describe. I would suggest reviewing the "clinical" before and after pictures your doctor took for real comparison. Also, any so called effect of Botox is temporary and generally does not last beyond 6 months. It would be impossible for any Doctor to draw the conclusion of cause and effect between the very small Botox injection you has and your symptoms. 

I've never seen anything like this and I have injected Botox for nearly 20 years. I've never even read about something like what you are describing. Regardless, something is obviously wrong. Botox into the forehead (21 units) cannot travel down into the periorbital muscle - that is impossible. Additionally, periorbital muscle damage can't cause "fat seepage" so that doesn't make sense either. I'm not sure the type of physician that told you that, but the muscle structure and body don't function like that. Finally, regardless of all of that, Botox lasts 3-4 months, even when you don't have good results. So if you had the injections 3 months ago - and I'm assuming here that you really did have true Botox from Allergan, because that is the ONLY thing I would consider to have caused something like this "faux Botox" - then you should start seeing the Botox wear off soon.