I experienced horrible visual disturbances after Botox injections. I ended up in the emergency room. The doctor injected near my lower lash line. Why did this happen?
January 14, 2010
Answer: Visual disturbances after Botox injections Sounds to me like you had "Bad Botox". "The doctor injected near my lower lash line." The question should be WHY would he/she be injecting Botox along your lower lid's lash line. Botox paralyzes a small segment of the muscle into which it is injected. As plastic surgeons we inject it either to smooth wrinkles caused by muscle shortening OR to weaken one muscle allowing its opposing muscle to win (IE weaken the muscle that lowers the corner of the mouth allowing the lifting muscles to win). When Botox is injected along the lower it it will weaken 2 muscles:- Orbicularis Oculi muscle - causing MORE bagginess of the lower lid and maybe even a detaching of the lower lid from the globe (ECTROPION), AND- Inferior Oblique muscle - causing double vision especially when looking downwards.
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January 14, 2010
Answer: Visual disturbances after Botox injections Sounds to me like you had "Bad Botox". "The doctor injected near my lower lash line." The question should be WHY would he/she be injecting Botox along your lower lid's lash line. Botox paralyzes a small segment of the muscle into which it is injected. As plastic surgeons we inject it either to smooth wrinkles caused by muscle shortening OR to weaken one muscle allowing its opposing muscle to win (IE weaken the muscle that lowers the corner of the mouth allowing the lifting muscles to win). When Botox is injected along the lower it it will weaken 2 muscles:- Orbicularis Oculi muscle - causing MORE bagginess of the lower lid and maybe even a detaching of the lower lid from the globe (ECTROPION), AND- Inferior Oblique muscle - causing double vision especially when looking downwards.
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April 25, 2008
Answer: Botox injections may cause visual disturbances for many reasons There are numerous reasons that Botox injected in the lower eyelid can cause visual disturbances. Botox acts to prevent muscles from contracting. If the muscle around the eye is unable to contract, the tears may not get "pumped" out of the eye and the tears will then pool in front of the pupil distorting vision. In addition, the eyelid may not close properly and the front of the eye, the cornea, can dry out and reduce vision or create hazy vision. Closer to the eye behind the eyelid is the inferior oblique muscle which controls eye movement. If the Botox were injected in such a way that this muscle was affected, the patient would generally experience double vision. Other ocular side effects would be extremely rare.
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April 25, 2008
Answer: Botox injections may cause visual disturbances for many reasons There are numerous reasons that Botox injected in the lower eyelid can cause visual disturbances. Botox acts to prevent muscles from contracting. If the muscle around the eye is unable to contract, the tears may not get "pumped" out of the eye and the tears will then pool in front of the pupil distorting vision. In addition, the eyelid may not close properly and the front of the eye, the cornea, can dry out and reduce vision or create hazy vision. Closer to the eye behind the eyelid is the inferior oblique muscle which controls eye movement. If the Botox were injected in such a way that this muscle was affected, the patient would generally experience double vision. Other ocular side effects would be extremely rare.
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