2 weeks post Botox, eyelid is droopy, will eye drops help to make side effects wear off quicker? Advice? (photos)

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Hi I’ve had my Botox done over two weeks ago and my eyebrows are perfectly fine but my left eyelid is really droopy. I look like I have a lazy eye and look abit paralysed on the left side of the face. Is there anything that I can do to make this wear off quicker as I feel so conscious. Someone said about drops but I don’t know what one to use. Can anyone help please

John Tang, MD · Answer

Unfortunately, the eye drops (Lopidine) will not make the Botox wear off any faster.  It may help to make it look a little better as it raises the eyelid by about 1-2 mm until it wears off.  I find that the worse time of droopiness is the 2nd week post injection but it will start to fade in 4-6 weeks before it eventually disappears in approximately 3 months.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Yes, a combination of iopidine drops with venus legacy and thermage will help improve drooping eyelids. Botox results resolve in 3-4 months. Best, Dr. Emer

Hung William Song, MD · Answer

You can try Over the counter Nafcon-A or Vasocon to help relieve the droopy symptoms until the Botox wears off a bit. If this does not help you can ask your doctor for a prescription for Lopidine. Please note the eye drops are used "off label" for this which means they are not approved by the FDA for treating side effects of Botox.

Christopher J. Davidson, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question and photograph.  Prescription eye drops will help somewhat for this rare circumstance.  My advice is to exercise the lid using the muscles that are not affected.  The botox treatment will be worn off in approximately 3-4 months.  Best of luck.

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. This is a rare complication of Botox and you can use Iopidine eye drops to help open your eyelids. However, eye drops will not shorten the effect of your Botox treatment. Your eyelids will return to their position once your Botox wears off in 3-6 months. I recommend having a follow up with your injector for an evaluation. Best of Luck!

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