I had botox injections in my right eyelid. 6 days later this eye lid is almost completely closed and I have double and and blurred vision. Injector only did my right eye to check response and I was not informed the cons or amnts administered. The left eye to be done in 3 wks time. I had had botox with a different doc who had applied the injections from the eyebrow and the outer bottom corner of my eyes. This was not very effective. Can symptoms be alleviated?
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July 2, 2015
Answer: Double vision after Botox injection is not normal.
I suggest speaking to a well trained cosmetic dermatologist, there are options such as fillers, but sometimes Thermi is best for a more long term cure. Best, Dr. Emer.
Dear Olgaelle,
Thank you for your clinical post. Crow’s Feet are the horizontal lines at the
sides of the eyes are caused by excessive animation of the underlying muscle
called the orbicularis oculi. Generally,
the best treatment for excessive animated and resting Crow’s Feet is the use of
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Hi Elle. It appears that the lines you have are very deep. In most cases with these types of lines, we take a two step approach. First we use Dysport (Botox) and once the muscle is relaxed, if the lines are still present, we then use Restylane for further smoothing. To...
