Right eyelid droop 2 weeks post Botox. Any suggestions?

Thanks for your question.  Puffiness can be quite common after botox and may just represent some swelling.  Try a gentle massage with your fingers over top the swelling.  Begin near your nose apply slight pressure and massage out toward your ear. If this helps, it is likely just swelling.  Keep massaging and will decrease with time.  However, if it is actual drooping of your eyelid from the botox , massaging will not help.  Please see your injector as some special eye drops can help.  Thanks again, best!

Eyelid droop can occur on rare occasion after treatment with Botox.  It can happen even with proper dosage of Botox.  Fortunately it resolves in a few weeks.  See your doctor for an in person evaluation, as there are some drops that can help with the appearance of the droop.

It is difficult to answer this question without photos. That is because "puffiness" is not a common side effect of Botox. Injector would have had to inject a very dilute, fluid heavy formulation of Botox for fluid to buildup in the upper lid. I have not seen this before.If indeed this "puffiness" is actually ptosis of the lid, or lid droop, then yes, this is a known complication of Botox. If this is the case, your options are twofold. You can wait it out, which may take a few months. Or, your doctor can prescribe eyedrops which allow a tiny muscle inside the lid itself to add a little lift to the lid. Again, all of this depends upon an exam with your injector.Best of luck!Dr. SubbioBoard-Certified Plastic SurgeonNewtown Square/Philadelphia, PA

A droopy eyelid is a rare complication of Botox.  It will usually soften in a few weeks but can take a few months to resolve.  Using some eye drops  that your physician can help open the eyelid a few millimeters.  Unfortunately, you will have to wait till the Botox wears off but know it will wear off.

A ptosis or eyelid droop is a complication from placement of the Botox.  It will soften up in a few weeks but may take up to two months to go away.  There are droops that your physician that can prescribe to "open up" your eye and I recommend that you start using them now.  Best, Dr. Green

Thank you for posting your question. It sounds like you may have had a little BOTOX partially affect the levator muscle of your eyelid. I would probably suggest that you wait it out and allow the upper eyelid muscle function to return. If it is your eyelid, additional injections to lift your brow will not help your eyelid. I recommend that you follow up with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who can examine you and offer the best solution. Best wishes, Dr. Richard Swift

The problem fortunately is rare, but does occur. The muscle lifting your upper eyelid has had some botox "drift" either by settling into the orbit or by traveling possibly in a vessel. The effect ususally lasts about a month and can be treated by any of the over the counter ophthalmic eye drops that have an "A" at the end, such as Optcon A. A couple drops in the droopy eye every 4-6 hrs will fire the Muller's muscle, which also lifts the eyelid and will help make up for the weakness in the levator muscle.

There are special eye drops that can be used to help raise the eyelid.  I would recommend that you discuss this with your injector.  Or you can give it time for the Botox to wear off. Make sure that you are seeing an experienced injector.  Next time you might want to use less units or stay higher on the forehead.  

It might be best to wait it out and see how you eye responds.   Puffiness sounds like swelling. Hard to say for sure without an exam.

Hi there,I am sorry your eyelid is puffy and maybe lower.Let me try to give you some advice. I do think if you wait it out it will resolve quicker than you think. Trying to raise your brow will only work if you have some movement in your forehead. If you can't raise your eyebrows, using more Botox to try to lift the brow will most likely not work. The way that Botox lifts a brow is by weakening the muscle that pulls the brow down to allow the muscle that raises the brow to lift the brow. If you can't raise the brow, it means Botox has weakened the muscle responsible for lifting the brow. If you are having difficulty opening the eyelid (it does not sound like your case), there is a special eye drop that will work.Be careful next time you get an injection in your forehead to point out your brow position and mention how you don't want to affect it. your injector can modify technique and give you advice on this.hope this helps!