I've had Botox many times over the past 10 years. I went to a new practitioner the last time and 10 days after injection I got the worst headache of my life and my left eyelid became droopy. Can droop happen that many days after injection? Anything I can do to remedy it?
March 13, 2014
Answer: Brow Droop or Eyelid Droop 10 days after Botox The effects of Botox are delayed after injections as it takes about 5-7 days to start to see the effects. As for a droop, there are two types of droops. Occasionally treatment of the forehead can cause the brow to droop, particularly if you had deep horizontal furrows in your forehead before the treatment. It is like unfurling a Roman shade.As for eyelid droop (where the upper eyelash line is lowered), this is usually due to migration of the botox from where it was injected into one of the muscles that opens your upper eyelid. It is a rare complication, but fortunately because it is not where the product is injected directly, it usually does not last the full 3-4 months. There are drops that can be applied that stimulate another eyelid opening muscle (apraclonidine is one) that can give you a few millimeters of lift until your function returns on it's own.Good luck to you. The best thing is that it is temporary and luckily rare. I find that using a stronger concentration (and therefore less volume of the product) has eliminated the risk of ptosis in my practice.Michael M. Kim, MD
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March 13, 2014
Answer: Brow Droop or Eyelid Droop 10 days after Botox The effects of Botox are delayed after injections as it takes about 5-7 days to start to see the effects. As for a droop, there are two types of droops. Occasionally treatment of the forehead can cause the brow to droop, particularly if you had deep horizontal furrows in your forehead before the treatment. It is like unfurling a Roman shade.As for eyelid droop (where the upper eyelash line is lowered), this is usually due to migration of the botox from where it was injected into one of the muscles that opens your upper eyelid. It is a rare complication, but fortunately because it is not where the product is injected directly, it usually does not last the full 3-4 months. There are drops that can be applied that stimulate another eyelid opening muscle (apraclonidine is one) that can give you a few millimeters of lift until your function returns on it's own.Good luck to you. The best thing is that it is temporary and luckily rare. I find that using a stronger concentration (and therefore less volume of the product) has eliminated the risk of ptosis in my practice.Michael M. Kim, MD
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March 12, 2014
Answer: Eye droop after Botox Ten days is not unusual for Botox to take effect or for a side effect to materialize. If you had your frown lines treated (glabella) you may have a real lid droop and there are eye drops that your doctor can prescribe for you. If you had your forehead treated your may have a brow droop which also lowers the eye lid and your doctor may try to relax your "crows-feet" muscles to improve the appearance. The headache is likely related to the fact that you had several needles enter your skin and muscle and not to the Botox itself.
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March 12, 2014
Answer: Eye droop after Botox Ten days is not unusual for Botox to take effect or for a side effect to materialize. If you had your frown lines treated (glabella) you may have a real lid droop and there are eye drops that your doctor can prescribe for you. If you had your forehead treated your may have a brow droop which also lowers the eye lid and your doctor may try to relax your "crows-feet" muscles to improve the appearance. The headache is likely related to the fact that you had several needles enter your skin and muscle and not to the Botox itself.
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