I had botox injected to the frown area between my eyebrows, around the crow's feet and in my forehead. The Dr. said he could not inject above my eyebrows because it would cause droopy eyelids. But now I'm left with these freakish looking lines above my eyebrows, it looks horrible, what can be done to fix this? I don't want droopy eyelids, but I can't live with these lines either.
Answer: Too much Botox
What has happened here is that you have had too much weakening of the muscles in the central brow. Now when you raise your eyebrows, the only area of the muscle left functioning is the portion over the outer eyebrow arch, hence the lines that are bugging you. Your central brow has likely fallen relative to the outer brow as well. The slanted peaky eyebrow look is the result. The only way to fix this for now is to have a TINY amount of Botox injected where the creases are. Unfortunately, your brow will probably not move at all at that point. The good news is that everything will eventually wear off.
I see your result frequently from other injectors, unfortunately. The injections for the frowner muscles are frequently placed too high over the brow and extend upward from the midline in too much of a 'V' pattern. This ends up affecting the central forehead muscle (frontalis) like I described above. This injection pattern is done out of fear of causing ptosis (drooping) of the eyelid (not the brow, but the lid itself). If injected in the right level in the skin and in small enough quantities, the risk of causing ptosis of the eyelid is extremely low, even when injected right above the brow. Good luck!
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Answer: Too much Botox
What has happened here is that you have had too much weakening of the muscles in the central brow. Now when you raise your eyebrows, the only area of the muscle left functioning is the portion over the outer eyebrow arch, hence the lines that are bugging you. Your central brow has likely fallen relative to the outer brow as well. The slanted peaky eyebrow look is the result. The only way to fix this for now is to have a TINY amount of Botox injected where the creases are. Unfortunately, your brow will probably not move at all at that point. The good news is that everything will eventually wear off.
I see your result frequently from other injectors, unfortunately. The injections for the frowner muscles are frequently placed too high over the brow and extend upward from the midline in too much of a 'V' pattern. This ends up affecting the central forehead muscle (frontalis) like I described above. This injection pattern is done out of fear of causing ptosis (drooping) of the eyelid (not the brow, but the lid itself). If injected in the right level in the skin and in small enough quantities, the risk of causing ptosis of the eyelid is extremely low, even when injected right above the brow. Good luck!
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Answer: Botox and forehead lines
From the photo you've posted, it looks as though a small amount of Botox to that area will help soften the lines. Yes, too much Botox injected in the forehead will cause your brow to droop, but carefully placed injections to that active region will settle things down.
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Answer: Botox and forehead lines
From the photo you've posted, it looks as though a small amount of Botox to that area will help soften the lines. Yes, too much Botox injected in the forehead will cause your brow to droop, but carefully placed injections to that active region will settle things down.
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June 3, 2013
Answer: The "Mr. Spock" look following Botox can be treated
Sometimes treatment of the frown lines and forehead lines leaves a peaked eyebrow. We cal that the Mr. Spock or Jack Nicholson look. A small dot of Botox just above these peaked brows can soften the look with minimal drooping of the brow.
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June 3, 2013
Answer: The "Mr. Spock" look following Botox can be treated
Sometimes treatment of the frown lines and forehead lines leaves a peaked eyebrow. We cal that the Mr. Spock or Jack Nicholson look. A small dot of Botox just above these peaked brows can soften the look with minimal drooping of the brow.
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November 6, 2014
Answer: Improving appearance with Botox touch-up
This happens commonly when the forehead is injected too high above the eyebrows and is easy to correct. 1.25 - 2.5 units of Botox injected at the lateral aspect of your brow will help to smooth those wrinkles and will also soften the arch of your brow.
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November 6, 2014
Answer: Improving appearance with Botox touch-up
This happens commonly when the forehead is injected too high above the eyebrows and is easy to correct. 1.25 - 2.5 units of Botox injected at the lateral aspect of your brow will help to smooth those wrinkles and will also soften the arch of your brow.
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May 31, 2013
Answer: Brow lines after Botox
The lines above your brows are usually easily corrected by adding a very small amount of Botox to the lateral forehead. If placed correctly you should not experience any brow drooping. Scheduling follow up 2 weeks after your initial Botox treatment is helpful so these type of adjustments can be made easily. You should be able to get the result that you were looking for with a small touch up.
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May 31, 2013
Answer: Brow lines after Botox
The lines above your brows are usually easily corrected by adding a very small amount of Botox to the lateral forehead. If placed correctly you should not experience any brow drooping. Scheduling follow up 2 weeks after your initial Botox treatment is helpful so these type of adjustments can be made easily. You should be able to get the result that you were looking for with a small touch up.
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