Drooped eyebrow from Botox. Hate the results. Will a top-up help? (Photo)

The heaviness and immobility of your forehead will dissipate soon. You could discuss a dose-adjustment with your doctor, but since you're distressed, it may be best to let nature take it's course.Wishing you well.

I'm so sorry to hear about your bad experience. It looks like it is a result of improper placement or possibly too much being injected. You should speak to your physician about his plan for correcting the problem.What you want to hear is that he will do a correction as opposed to a top up. Botox works by weakening the muscles. When one muscle is weakened, the other one pulls in the opposite direction. That's why you're experiencing the drop. The muscles are not strong enough to hold the brow up. While it's possible to fix things like "Spocking" (where the eyebrow goes too high), it would be difficult to fix a drop due to gravity.You may want to consider going to another doctor for a second opinion as well. If you don't like what your original injector is telling you, then switch to someone you trust more the next time.Whatever the case, please don't be too upset. The effects of Botox are temporary and you should see a gradual improvement in your face over the next 2 to 4 months as the muscles regain their strength.Please take a look at my YouTube channel for more information on Botox and how it should be injected.

Hi Rebecca. Sorry to hear about your Botox experience. This has happened either because of improper placement of the Botox, or because too much was injected. I definitely would not do a "top-up" as this could just make matters worse. It would have been nice to see your before pictures to see the degree of brow droop you are experiencing. Either way, the best thing to do is just give it time for the Botox to slowly wear off. This can take 2-4 months, but rest assured that everything will eventually go back to normal. Next time make sure you find an experienced physician injector. Best of luck to you.

Sorry to hear about your trouble. This problem can happen from time to time if even a small amount of extra botox is injected into your muscles. If you get too much of the medication in the areas you mention, your eye brows will most certainly fall. If you can not move your eyebrows at all, the odds of a top-up working are very low. Based on this, I would tell people just to wait and let the effect wear off. You may end up getting even more of a problem. Its difficult, but obviously see your treating physician to ensure they are confident more units will help. If you'd like to learn more about Botox and why this happens, feel free to take a look at an article i recently wrote on this topic. James P. Bonaparte, MD, MSc, FRCSCJB Cosmetics and Facial Surgery Center of OttawaHead and Neck Surgerypracticing in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryAssistant Professor, University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Posted photo does not demonstrate the written issues in my opinion. Best to be seen in follow up consult to discuss with the injecting doc... 

You definitely don't want any more Botox in the forehead area. If you do have any remaining movement in the brow depressor muscles very conservative injections could give you a small amount of lift in the brow. The other option would be to wait it out and hopefully this issue will only last a few more weeks. Best of luck.

I would allow the Botox that is currently in place to wear off.  In the future you should not have injections of the frontalis muscle which is responsible for the transverse lines of the forehead.  

Sometimes injecting the depressor supercilii and the lateral brows can help raise a lowered brow.  If nothing is done, this problem should last about 3-6 weeks.  Don't know what a "top off" is.

Sorry to hear about the brow droop. I am not sure how a "top up" , which is more Botox, will help the brow droop. At 3 weeks you are at the peak effect of Botox and, usually, that effect starts to lessen by a month. If you were my patient I would say just wait, since another 2 weeks should start to show some lessening of the Botox effect.  Best wishes.Below is general information on Botox.

Treating the forehead will always lead to some brow ptosis or lowering of the eyebrows.The major muscle of the central forehead is called the frontalis. The purpose of this muscle is to raise the brow.Botox weakens muscles, and the results are the opposite of the function of the muscle.There are techniques where some forehead smoothness can be obtained with minimal drop of the brow.Unless someone needs it, treating the forehead can be a mistake.If you ever try Botox again, focus on the frown lines only.There are techniques of raising or peaking the brow by injecting the upper outer part of the orbicularis oculi muscle. However, this technique is much less effective if the forehead has previously been treated.My best suggestion is to let the Botox wear off and consider a new provider.Look for someone with lots of experience and excellent reviews who can clearly explain what happens when each muscle is injected.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.