Is there anything that can be done about drooping eyebrows after Botox? 3 days after injection. (photos)

It's still relatively recent since your Botox injections. The results may change in the next few days. With that said, there is no reversal agent available for Botox. Once it is injected, the product is usually broken down and excreted from your body within a few days. The results or the amount of time that it takes your body to regain function in the muscle it Is usually 3 to 4 months. Have patience with this and allow your doctor to reassure you during your process. Best of luck.

The peak onset of action of botox is after 2 weeks and hopefully this dropping sensation will improve. If not, there are some techniques to lift the brow using advanced botox techniques, and there are some skin tightening procedures that are non-invasive and can help lift the brow such as Ulthera. I strongly recommend contacting your doctor about your concerns and seeing a board certified dermatologist for further assessment.

Hi there! Thank you for your question. Botox takes up to two weeks to take full effect so the chances are things will improve over this period. If you are still concerned after this time you should visit your practitioner for a review. Although Botox cannot be reversed, it is possible to tweak and correct certain issues on follow up. Second to that, it will start to wear off after 3-4 months.
Hope this helps!
Best Wishes,
Dr. Ruper

Botox results can take up to 2 weeks - so these issues could subside over the next week. The results typically last 3 to 4 months and can be softened with Venus Legacy and Thermage treatments. If you're still experiencing these issues 2 weeks post-injection, I recommend following up with your physician or getting a formal evaluation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist and facial sculpting expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Thank you for your question and for sharing your photographs newboobhopeful. I understand your concern. Botox is a purified protein used to address wrinkles associated with facial expression. When injected into the skin Botox will relax the muscles and smoothen out the overlying wrinkles. The most common areas of treatment are in the upper face. These include the horizontal lines seen on the upper forehead when one raises the brows, the vertical lines seen between the brows when one frowns (frown lines), and the crow's feet seen around the eyes when one smiles.
It is difficult to make an assessment in the absence of consistent photographs before and after in the same lighting and angles for comparison and without knowing the dose used and the exact placement of the product. However, I hope the information provided here is useful.The appearance of frown lines is variable from person to person. Usually they are in a vertical orientation but sometimes they can be oblique and sometimes a horizontal line is seen across the upper portion of the nasal bridge. The most common variation is to have two parallel lines, hence the common term "11's" to describe them. But some people have one, three, or more lines. Some people also will see a bulge in the area when contracting the muscle. This bulge is smoothened out after a Botox treatment.The pivotal studies used 20 units of Botox in the glabella area between the brow to address the frown lines, 24 units of Botox (12 units per side) to address the crow’s feet, and 20 units of Botox in the forehead area above the brows to address the horizontal lines seen when one raises the brows. These studies demonstrated that the peak results are seen 14 days after the treatment and most people enjoy their results for 3-4 months. At that point, a maintenance treatment is recommended. While some people start to see results as early as the next day, it can take two weeks for full results so patience is important. We have our patients return two weeks after their treatment to assess their results via photographs. At that time additional units may be added if necessary.The pivotal studies for the horizontal lines on the upper forehead were published many years after doctors had been using Botox. In these studies, 20 units of Botox were used to treat this area. However, in my experience I find that anywhere from 10 to 20 units works well in this area. For patients with narrow foreheads a lower dose may be used and those with a broad forehead generally require higher doses. I have also found that the full results in this area are seen by two weeks. Therefore, we have our patients return two weeks after their treatment to assess the results via photographs. At that point additional units may be used if further enhancement is desired.
When patients present with concerns about specific wrinkles in the upper face such as the frown lines, I always assess and usually treat the other wrinkles in the upper face including the horizontal forehead wrinkles and crow’s feet. The reason is to maintain a harmonious and natural balance to the appearance of the upper face. The muscles in the glabella which are responsible for the formation of the frown lines serve to pull down on the inner brows when a person frowns. Similarly, the muscles around the eyes which are responsible for the formation of the crow’s feet seen when smiling (orbicularis oculi) are also responsible for pulling down on the brows, but in this case the outer brows. On the other hand, the muscle in the upper forehead which is responsible for the formation of the horizontal forehead wrinkles when a person raises the brows (frontalis) serves to pull the brows upward. If one of these muscles is relaxed with Botox and the others are not, the other muscles will still be active. This will lead to an unbalanced and unnatural appearance of the upper face where the brow can be elevated, depressed, or uneven in shape or position. Therefore, I recommend that my patients take a global approach to the upper face when receiving Botox treatments and treat all three of these areas. Sometimes bunny lines on the bridge of the nose are also treated.
When Botox is used in the upper forehead, if the dose is too high or the placement is too low it can result in the feeling of heaviness in the eyebrow or even lower the position of the brow. In order to reduce the risk of this possibility, I use a conservative dose in the area and place the product high on the forehead, sometimes near the hair line. Additionally, I recommend that my patients simultaneously receive a small amount Botox between the brows and at the corners of the brows. This will relax the muscles that pull down on the brows to counteract this effect and provide a harmonious balance to the position of the brow. The results are assessed two weeks after the treatment. If there is any asymmetry a small amount of Botox can be placed in the upper face for correction.
If I had a patient with the concern described here I would want to know what dose was used and exactly where it was placed. I would recommend returning to her injector at the two week point to assess the full results. Patience is important. At that time additional units may be added as described above.With any injection, there are risks such as pain, bleeding, bruising, redness, swelling, tenderness, and infection. We take special precautions to minimize these risks such as using a painless technique. We also treat bruises with a laser as early as the next day. Bruises usually resolve within two weeks if untreated. After a laser treatment bruises usually resolve in 1-3 days, but may still take two weeks for full resolution. In addition to these risks, with Botox there is also a risk that the product spreads or diffuses to nearby structures. Spread to nearby muscles can lead to side effects such as the temporary appearance of droopy eyelids or a temporary asymmetric smile.

After a Botox treatment, I recommend that my patients avoid heat exposure, alcohol consumption, and strenuous exercise for 24 hours and not lie down flat for four hours. This is because all of these activities may possibly lead to the movement of the product and consequent side effects such as droopy eyelids. Although there have been no definitive studies shown that these actually occur and some physicians do not provide such aftercare instructions, in the absence of data I err on the side of caution and recommend that my patients avoid such activities.

Please consult with a doctor for specific recommendations. Good luck!

Hello there! Unfortunately it appears that your forehead was treated too aggressively, causing this sensation for you. The full affect will be seen two weeks from your injections so this actually may get worse before it gets better. Besides allowing the Botox to wear off, the only other thing you can do in the meantime is attempt a brow lift to give some compensation. I would inject a few units directly into the lateral brow to see if further relaxation of the orbital muscle will help the frontalis forehead muscle give a little bit of support to the brow. I would let your injector know about your concerns. Good luck! Sarah RN BSN

It is normal to feel that the areas injected to be heavy as that is the mechanisms of action of Botox (weaken muscle so it is harder to move). 
Eyebrow drop could be related to rubbing the injected areas (therefore moving the botox) or an injector who had injected in the wrong plane in the Glabellar complex. 
For significant eyebrow drop there is an advanced technique injection (mid eyebrow lift) that your injector (if well-trained) should be able to do very easily. I teach that to my students in my Botox and advanced Botox classes. Good luck.

Botox is considered to be in full effect two weeks after injection.  Some patients complain of a heavy feeling in their brow which may resolve after a few weeks.  There is no reversal agent for Botox, but it will gradually wear off over 3 to 4 months.  If your symptoms continue or worsen, contact your injector for an evaluation.

The heaviness in your eyelids have resulted from the antiwrinkle injections in the forehead. This is a well known complication
Antiwrinkle injections cannot be reversed
In the future either avoid injecting this area or significantly reduce the dosage upto 1/2 or 1/4 of what you had done

Typically the effects of Botox begin around day 3-5, but the full effect usually takes about two weeks. It could be that one muscle group has kicked in before the other (forehead before the glabella, causing you to feel heavy in the brows). I would recommend following up with your provider who did the injections to evaluate. We usually have our clients come back after two weeks, once everything has kicked in to make any adjustments if needed. Hope that helps!