this last week was my third botox treamtment in 4 years, withint the hour of threatment, in the forehead only, both my ears but specially the right on clogged, is been 6 days, and the doctor gave me some antibiotic drops, but my ears still the same, also, I have a lump abov the right eye brow, which is higher than the left, and I have a droopy eyelid on the left eye, sunken eyes, and I look really bad, also, a huge cyts erupted on my right cheek the next day, why this weird reaction?
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yes Botox can afffect a difference in forehead aymmetry but it did not cause any breakout in the lower face or any ear problem. You may need more units in one side of the forehead to create a better balance.
Dr. Ron Shelton, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Botox is a muscle paralyzing agent. It prevents the nerve impulses from stimulating muscle thus muscle does not contract... it is a great tool to prevent patient from squinting and frowning and thus developing facial wrinkles, amongst other things. However, as a muscle paralyzing agent, it would not cause a cyst, or cause your eyes to sink in.
Dr. Martin Jugenburg, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Hi Gildita. There's a lot going on with your question, but we are not sure that all of it's related to your Botox. The bump on the forehead may be related and certainly the droopy eyelid as well. But the other issues do not sound consistent with Botox injections.
The sunken eyes, cyst and ear infections are not side effects of Botox and you should visit your primary care physician to address those concerns.
Dr. Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Dear Gildita,
It sounds like you have a lot going on at once, and the Botox injections may have just happened to be administered at a time when you were developing an ear infection and dermatologic breakout - particularly since the symptoms presented so rapidly. BOTOX takes days to have effect. I think the eyebrow asymmetry and droopy eyelids could be related and improved with eyedrops and fine tuning of the BOTOX. The cysts and ear symptoms should be evaluated by your general physician or ENT. I think seeing your BOTOX doctor back is a great first step, but don't be surprised if you are referred to another specialist as well. Good luck.
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Some of the symptoms you are describing can be attributed to Botox and some really cannot. If the forehead was injected close enough to the eyebrow, it may cause the eyebrow to droop and subsequently that would cause the eyelid to droop as well.
However the clogging of the ears, the lump and the sunken eyes don't sound like they are related to the Botox injection. Please return to your injecting doctor for an evaluation as soon as possible.