4 months post-botox- Injected forehead,crows feet/upper cheekbone area, resulting in cheek-drop and eyelid asymmetry. Forehead has worn off weeks ago, and the left cheek has returned to its original position. Unfortunately, my right cheek is still dropped, as well as the right eye-lid. Why has one side worn off weeks ago, but the other side hasn't?Why is there a month difference in the sides returning to normal. If she injected a bit more in one side, would that cause it to last longer?
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Yes, you can be treated with fillers to your face. However, coumadin is an oral anticoagulant (blood thinner) that may cause more bleeding and bruising to the treated area. To minimize bleeding and bruising you can take Arnica Montana about three days before and a couple days after treatment.
Sorry to hear that you’re having this complication… While infrequent, it is one of the more common complications from Botox. Fortunately, as mentioned above, there is an eyedrop which can be of help for reducing the amount of drooping. The eyedrop is called Iodipine and is a...
Profhilo is new, not much experience but fillers in general do not interfere with Botox/Dysport injections as they target completely different things. I would recommend waiting perhaps 10-14 days between the treatments just top let any swelling or bruising subside.
