I told the injector I had a history of Botox brow drop, so he injected my 11's and high on my forehead only. By 2 days later, I had the "Spock" brows. I was told to wait a full week, and come back. I did, and he injected, what seemed like a lot, into my upper outer brow area. My brows dropped, so did the area below my brow. I now have droopy skin folds hanging down on my upper lid, and and a heavy, hooded eye look. I look older than before. Can this be corrected with more Botox?
September 10, 2017
Answer: Botox Eyebrow ptosis or "drop" is a known potential with Botox and also one that is difficult to manage. You may consider going back to your provider to see if you would benefit from a small amount of Botox under the eyebrow to the side in the muscle to help provide a small lift. Based on what you wrote, this may have already been done. If so, there is not much more Botox will provide for you. Keep in mind that it is temporary and that there are drops that may partially reverse some of the effects of Botox- ask your provider about these. On occasion the forehead muscles can mask a low eyelid by working to lift the eyebrow and eyelid. Botox can then weaken this muscle and expose eyelid "droop." As your plastic surgeon if this is a possibility for what happened in this case. Not everyone is a good candidate for this treatment so please see a Board Certified or Board Eligible Plastic Surgeon to evaluate if you may benefit. Good luck!
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September 10, 2017
Answer: Botox Eyebrow ptosis or "drop" is a known potential with Botox and also one that is difficult to manage. You may consider going back to your provider to see if you would benefit from a small amount of Botox under the eyebrow to the side in the muscle to help provide a small lift. Based on what you wrote, this may have already been done. If so, there is not much more Botox will provide for you. Keep in mind that it is temporary and that there are drops that may partially reverse some of the effects of Botox- ask your provider about these. On occasion the forehead muscles can mask a low eyelid by working to lift the eyebrow and eyelid. Botox can then weaken this muscle and expose eyelid "droop." As your plastic surgeon if this is a possibility for what happened in this case. Not everyone is a good candidate for this treatment so please see a Board Certified or Board Eligible Plastic Surgeon to evaluate if you may benefit. Good luck!
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Answer: "Spock" Brows and Hooded lids Thank you for sharing. Very sorry to hear about your unfortunate side effect. This is really a case of less is more. Injecting too much Botox into the lateral portion of the frontalis muscle or close to the brow can cause lid hooding. When you experienced the "spock" effect, very small amounts should have been used to correct it. Now that you have the heavy brow, it is best to be patient and wait for the effects to subside.
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Answer: "Spock" Brows and Hooded lids Thank you for sharing. Very sorry to hear about your unfortunate side effect. This is really a case of less is more. Injecting too much Botox into the lateral portion of the frontalis muscle or close to the brow can cause lid hooding. When you experienced the "spock" effect, very small amounts should have been used to correct it. Now that you have the heavy brow, it is best to be patient and wait for the effects to subside.
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