What Are the Effects of Botox on the Upper Eyelids?

Thank you for your question. Shaping the brows is one my favorite parts of using Botox. It requires a very detailed understanding of the underlying anatomy as well as assessing each individual while they are animating their brows. By carefully placing Botox in the muscles that depress the brow, you can cause the brow to rest and relax in a lifted position. There are limits to how much you can lift, and for some surgery is better option. Incorrect assessment or placement can also lead to the reverse effect, so overall technique is critical. You can also shape the brow different. For example, you can raise the tail of the brow vs creating a raised arched brow vs creating a raised horizontal brow. It depends on the individual's desired brow aesthetic goals. I would consider this a very advanced technique so I would query your injector on their experience in this area. In addition, the more lifting of the brows that you achieve with Botox, you will also find that it recruits some of the upper lid skin laxity.  It is a mild effect, but often noticed when putting on make-up.

There is definitely an art and technique to using Botox or Dysport to the eye muscles to soften fine lines but also creating a more refreshed appearance by lifting the brow, which in turn, will have a subtle effect on the upper lid. Of course, in some situations, a patient may be a better candidate for surgical intervention with blepharoplasty if there is much extra skin or laxity.
We encourage our patients to consider proper dosing of Botox around the sides of the eyes as well at key points to the lateral (outside edge) of the eyebrows to provide a sublte lift. By dosing the muscles responsible for frowining as well, we are able to achieve a nice, subtle lifting effect to the medial (inner) brows.
We have captured this effect in the link below.

When Botox Cosmetic is injected for crow's feet, it can help raise the lateral brow, which stretches out the skin of the upper eyelid. You do not want the Botox injected into the eyelid itself, since this will lead to ptosis or drooping of the eyelid.