I had Botox done 2 weeks by my regular dermatologist that I've been going to for years. One of my eyelids is drooping. I am going to go back to show them next week but wanted to ask here in advance if more Botox to lift the corner of the brow can help or if I should wait it out. I got a droop one other time many years ago & if I recall, they put more Botox to fix it, but I can't recall if it helped.
October 13, 2017
Answer: Generally no, this is not fixed by more botox. If the inner eyelid is drooping, a drop called iopidine can help open the eyelid. The drop is not perfect. Generally when the eyelid is very heavy, it will not work at all. In fact, when the drop does work it forecasts that the ptosis will wear off in 4 to 6 weeks. When it does not work, the ptosis will take much longer to wear off. If what is drooping is not the actual eyelid but the upper eyelid fold, that means the eyebrow is heavy from being frozen by botox. This can be helped by superimposing a correcting treatment. Generally I would recommend waiting about 6 weeks to do this if we are talking about a heavy eyebrow. Consider posting a photograph for more concrete recommendations.
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October 13, 2017
Answer: Generally no, this is not fixed by more botox. If the inner eyelid is drooping, a drop called iopidine can help open the eyelid. The drop is not perfect. Generally when the eyelid is very heavy, it will not work at all. In fact, when the drop does work it forecasts that the ptosis will wear off in 4 to 6 weeks. When it does not work, the ptosis will take much longer to wear off. If what is drooping is not the actual eyelid but the upper eyelid fold, that means the eyebrow is heavy from being frozen by botox. This can be helped by superimposing a correcting treatment. Generally I would recommend waiting about 6 weeks to do this if we are talking about a heavy eyebrow. Consider posting a photograph for more concrete recommendations.
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October 13, 2017
Answer: Drooping eyelid after botox Sorry you had this happen. A picture would be helpful to distinguish between two possible scenarios. If the full eyelid is drooping, then you need to wait it out. There are eyedrops that can help elevate the eyelid which may help. The drooping usually gets better over a few weeks.If the eyebrow is pushed down from too much botox in the forehead, it usually makes sense to wait it out. The eyebrow droop will improve as the botox wears off.
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October 13, 2017
Answer: Drooping eyelid after botox Sorry you had this happen. A picture would be helpful to distinguish between two possible scenarios. If the full eyelid is drooping, then you need to wait it out. There are eyedrops that can help elevate the eyelid which may help. The drooping usually gets better over a few weeks.If the eyebrow is pushed down from too much botox in the forehead, it usually makes sense to wait it out. The eyebrow droop will improve as the botox wears off.
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