I recently had botox for frown lines and forehead wrinkles for the first time. My brow has dropped so much that my eyes are hooded and no longer round. I went back to the dermatologist to discuss possibly sticking to the corrugator and procerus next time as I'd prefer forehead wrinkles and pretty eyes. She told me that my brow will drop just from the corrugator injections, even if she avoids the frontalis. I cannot find evidence of this online. Could it be the corrugator holding up my brow?
October 28, 2014
Answer: Eyebrow Droop / Ptosis Botox injected into the middle brow can cause the brow to droop if some of the frontalis was effected. In some people the frontalis is lower than you think and often can be mildly effected with only corrugator and procerus injection. Especially if the lateral portion of the corrugator was injected and the botox diffuses up into the frontalis. Nothing you can do now but wait 2-3 months for the botox to begin wearing off. Best of luck, Dr. Emer.
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October 28, 2014
Answer: Eyebrow Droop / Ptosis Botox injected into the middle brow can cause the brow to droop if some of the frontalis was effected. In some people the frontalis is lower than you think and often can be mildly effected with only corrugator and procerus injection. Especially if the lateral portion of the corrugator was injected and the botox diffuses up into the frontalis. Nothing you can do now but wait 2-3 months for the botox to begin wearing off. Best of luck, Dr. Emer.
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October 4, 2014
Answer: Can Botox in corrugator and procerus alone cause brow to drop? In my experience with Botox, I would say treatment of the horizontal lines across the forehead is what normally can cause some brow drop. This does not happen all of the time and it is temporary. The closer the injection is to the brow, the more likely that there will be some dropping of the brow. I do not believe there is any significant brow drop with only treatment of the corrugators and procerus, but this is dependent on the placement of injections.
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October 4, 2014
Answer: Can Botox in corrugator and procerus alone cause brow to drop? In my experience with Botox, I would say treatment of the horizontal lines across the forehead is what normally can cause some brow drop. This does not happen all of the time and it is temporary. The closer the injection is to the brow, the more likely that there will be some dropping of the brow. I do not believe there is any significant brow drop with only treatment of the corrugators and procerus, but this is dependent on the placement of injections.
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