One week after my Botox injections, I started to have raised eye brows and drooping eyelids. What can I do to make them look normal again? I am currently using Iopidine eye drops.
February 7, 2010
Answer: Surprised eyebrows and drooping eyelids with Botox All very good, thorough input from the panel members. Although the use of Botox is the number one aesthetic procedure done worldwide, there are potential negative outcomes that may occur. Consumers should be proactive in finding a practitioner that is experienced, skilled, and stays current with techniques. As the panel members suggested, Botox must be precisely placed with precise doses. Many consumers don't realize that Botox in one area may cause a reaction or unintended result in a non-treated area. This is often the case when one has overactive, arched brows (aka: Jack Nicholson eyebrows) or a heavy brow, heavy upper eyelid, etc. Be certain to discuss with your injector your concerns so that they may make a proper assessment and recommendation.
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February 7, 2010
Answer: Surprised eyebrows and drooping eyelids with Botox All very good, thorough input from the panel members. Although the use of Botox is the number one aesthetic procedure done worldwide, there are potential negative outcomes that may occur. Consumers should be proactive in finding a practitioner that is experienced, skilled, and stays current with techniques. As the panel members suggested, Botox must be precisely placed with precise doses. Many consumers don't realize that Botox in one area may cause a reaction or unintended result in a non-treated area. This is often the case when one has overactive, arched brows (aka: Jack Nicholson eyebrows) or a heavy brow, heavy upper eyelid, etc. Be certain to discuss with your injector your concerns so that they may make a proper assessment and recommendation.
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February 12, 2009
Answer: Drooping Eyelids Too much Botox into the obicularis oculi muscle can cause drooping eyelids and raised eyebrows several ways. The raised eyebrows are due to frontalis compensating of the eyelid ptosis and paralysis of the obicularis side of the antagonistic muscle pair. If you did not have preexisting compensated eyelid ptosis, your eyelid ptosis is probably due to botox paralysis of the levator palpebrae. Additional eyelid ptosis is probably due to the inability of the frontalis to fully compenstate through a flaccid obicularis muscle. The 0.5% apraclonidine drops can partially help (~2 mm elevation) by contracting the Mueller muscle inside the eyelid. Unfortunately, it takes more than 4 weeks for the significant improvements you are looking for.
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February 12, 2009
Answer: Drooping Eyelids Too much Botox into the obicularis oculi muscle can cause drooping eyelids and raised eyebrows several ways. The raised eyebrows are due to frontalis compensating of the eyelid ptosis and paralysis of the obicularis side of the antagonistic muscle pair. If you did not have preexisting compensated eyelid ptosis, your eyelid ptosis is probably due to botox paralysis of the levator palpebrae. Additional eyelid ptosis is probably due to the inability of the frontalis to fully compenstate through a flaccid obicularis muscle. The 0.5% apraclonidine drops can partially help (~2 mm elevation) by contracting the Mueller muscle inside the eyelid. Unfortunately, it takes more than 4 weeks for the significant improvements you are looking for.
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