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I’ve been having Botox and more recently Dysport f...
I’ve been having Botox and more recently Dysport for about 8 years. Usually 3 times a year. Apart from one awful cheek freeze when I went to a different injector I have always been satisfied with the results. However 11 days after my last injection (I get Glabella and crow’s feet done not forehead), my eyelid drooped. I was at work and a colleague noticed. It was pretty embarrassing, my lovely concerned colleagues wanted to rush me off to A&E thinking I’d had a stroke or contracted Bells Palsy. One look in the mirror and I knew with a sinking heart that it was the dreaded droop! I wouldn’t say it was severe, it wasn’t impacting my vision but it was obviously noticeable and I looked wonky. I called the clinic and arranged to see the doctor the next day. He was apologetic and prescribed iopidine drops. He said he would expect me to see an improvement in a week and that the droop should resolve within 2 weeks.
That was optimistic. I didn’t see any improvement at all until 3-4 weeks after the droop (around 5 weeks after the injections). It looked worse first thing in the morning and at the end of the day, basically whenever I was tired. Oh and if I had a drink to drown my droopy sorrows it would relax much more!
The drops did work to disguise the droop but for the first weeks I needed to apply every 3 hours. They made my eye dry and sore overnight as it would look particularly red and sore first thing in the morning and then improve when I put the drops in.
So after 4 weeks it was very slightly better, I still used the drops but they would keep the lid raised for an extra hour or two, using them less frequently minimised the morning redness. Over the course of the next 3 weeks it has got a little better every day. I’m now at just over 6 weeks since the droop and nearly 2 months since the injections. I wouldn’t say it is 100% better by any means but it is getting there slowly.
The experience has been annoying but not awful as the drops disguised the droop most of the time. I didn’t tell anyone what had happened (I’m very ‘shy’ about any procedures I have). No one noticed after that first time, not even my partner. I do get told more often than usual that I looked tired but that’s it. One word of advice – don’t keep taking selfies – it’s just depressing as it looks far worse in photos than real life!
I wanted to give a staged review as I found loads of reviews about the droop but very few about recovery.
So in summary, droop kicked in 11 days after injection, was bad for 4 weeks then I started to see improvement and 6 weeks later is probably 85% back to normal. This weekend it will be 8 weeks since the injection and I hope to soon be able to stop the drops and forget about it!
My doctor has been helpful and has spoken to me and we have emailed during the course of the droop. I did tell him that his very optimistic prediction that it would wear off in a week wasn’t helpful as it just meant that after a week I was more worried when it hadn’t gone away.
I’m wary of getting botox or dysport again but if I do I would go back to him as he has been meticulous about keeping records so that he can ensure it shouldn’t happen again.
The drops did work to disguise the droop but for the first weeks I needed to apply every 3 hours. They made my eye dry and sore overnight as it would look particularly red and sore first thing in the morning and then improve when I put the drops in.
So after 4 weeks it was very slightly better, I still used the drops but they would keep the lid raised for an extra hour or two, using them less frequently minimised the morning redness. Over the course of the next 3 weeks it has got a little better every day. I’m now at just over 6 weeks since the droop and nearly 2 months since the injections. I wouldn’t say it is 100% better by any means but it is getting there slowly.
The experience has been annoying but not awful as the drops disguised the droop most of the time. I didn’t tell anyone what had happened (I’m very ‘shy’ about any procedures I have). No one noticed after that first time, not even my partner. I do get told more often than usual that I looked tired but that’s it. One word of advice – don’t keep taking selfies – it’s just depressing as it looks far worse in photos than real life!
I wanted to give a staged review as I found loads of reviews about the droop but very few about recovery.
So in summary, droop kicked in 11 days after injection, was bad for 4 weeks then I started to see improvement and 6 weeks later is probably 85% back to normal. This weekend it will be 8 weeks since the injection and I hope to soon be able to stop the drops and forget about it!
My doctor has been helpful and has spoken to me and we have emailed during the course of the droop. I did tell him that his very optimistic prediction that it would wear off in a week wasn’t helpful as it just meant that after a week I was more worried when it hadn’t gone away.
I’m wary of getting botox or dysport again but if I do I would go back to him as he has been meticulous about keeping records so that he can ensure it shouldn’t happen again.