Will eyebrows/lids drop if just upper forehead is injected? (Photo)

Hello Kat.You had a low dose and if this was done high in the forehead then it's less likely to cause a drop in the eyebrow. A physical examination of the area with careful assessment of your tissue elasticity can be done before the injection to assess your overall risk of eyebrow drop.Good luck. Dr. ALDO

In many patients whose upper eyelids are already sagging and their eyebrows have become flatter, botox is not injected in the lower forehead as it would inhibit the forehead muscle from being able to raise the eyebrows/eyelids. In those patients I don't inject the mid forehead creases but have, in many cases, been able to inject the upper rows. I ensure that my patients realize they will still have mid forehead horizontal creases.
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Hello, if botox is carefully injected above the midpoint of the forehead, it should not cause the brows to droop. Remember that Botox takes approximately 5-7 days to activate and it will last for approximately 3 months. 

Nine units of Botox is a very small dose, so you may not see much at all. We nearly always recommend both the glabella and forehead be treated simultaneously to prevent eyebrow drooping, when horizontal forehead lines are bothersome.. Our starting dose is typically 25 units to the glabella, and 12.5 units across the brow. Hope this helps! Dr Joseph

Keep in mind, it takes 1-2 weeks for final results with Botox. Botox results are not permanent and will resolve in 3-4 months. If you're unhappy with your final results, venus legacy can soften results. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Nothing about Botox is indefinite.  It will wear off at some point.  The brow is made up if depressor musces and elevator muscles. The depressor muscles are between the eyes, the area that produces the typical "11's", as well as in the crows feet region.  The elevators are the frontalis muscle, which produces horizontal lines in the forehead.  To soften these lines, they muscle is weakened with Botox.  The side effect of this that if the depressor muscles are still full strength, the brow may be pulled down.  In younger patients, this might not be an issue, but otherwise this can lead to drooping of the brow.  The upper forehead becomes a "yin and yang" of form and function.  I very rarely inject the frontalis without injecting the depressor muscles to help counteract some of the potential droopiness or heaviness potential.  You may want to discuss this with your injector after a few weeks.  We usually give the Botox at least that long to settle.  

Botox injected into the forehead is targeting the frontalis muscle which is the muscle that elevates the eyebrows.  There is always the risk that injections into this muscle may negatively impact brow height and elevation.  In an effort to minimize this and yet still obtain the softening effect on forehead wrinkles, lower dose injections can be placed higher on the forehead with good results.  Ultimately if you do not like the effect of Botox on your brow position you may alternately consider dermal fillers injected directly along forehead lines.  Fillers can restore projection to the forehead and suprabrow area and simultaneously soften the wrinkles in this area.

More than likely your eyebrows should not drop . If you have brow ptosis prior to injection of Botox there is always a chance that relaxation of the frontalis muscle ( brow elevators) may cause the brow to drop . Keeping the injections  high on the forehead usually decreases the incidence from the brow dropping in  those  patients predisposed . 

I have most certainly seen this happen, even at low doses. The muscle affected by botox in your brow is the frontalis, and the frontalis functions to lift your brow. When you immobilize it with neurotoxin, it can no longer lift as high, even if it is injected high and with low doses. Hope this helps. Best wishes, Dr. Sawyer

Hello and thank you for your question. Upper brow injections should not have a great deal of effect on drooping lids unless a large dose was used mid-brow. I recommend glabellar injections as this technique will raise your brows and produce a uniformed look throughout your brow when combined with upper brow injections. Remember these are not fast on drugs it takes up to 10 days for your final result. Good luck to you.