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Dysport for Crows Feet Gave my Eye Bags - Phoenix, AZ

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I had dysport for glabellar frown lines about 5...

Phoenix3554
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I had dysport for glabellar frown lines about 5 weeks ago. After 3 weeks i was mostly satisfied with the look, my frown line gone, except for too much raising of eyebrows on the outer side. I returned to get a touch up on my forehead and the doctor said “don’t you want your crows feet done too?” I said no at first, and asked if I did would my expressions like smiling change. She said no, it would just soften those lines so I said ok. After a week I started noticing I had slight bags under my eyes and the area on my upper cheek bones felt strange. I called the Dr. who gave me the treatment and complained about puffiness under my eye, she said wait until 2 - 3 weeks for it to take full effect. Now after two weeks when i make any expression like smile or laugh I look terrible! When I smile have huge eye bags and look like a racoon, my eyes don’t smile anymore and my cheeks droop down on the sides below my eye. I’ve now read others who have experienced this side effect and it’s due to the person improperly injecting or injecting too much. I’m so upset and angry, I don’t know what to do. I have an appt. for a follow up next week when I return from a trip to show this woman what she has done to me. I think she was careless when she did my treatment and is basically incompetent! I plan to report her to the Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board in Arizona. Is there anything I can do to minimize this? have fillers put in the eye bag creases? take anything to reduce the effects? I’m so afraid this is permanent and won’t go away. I’m so embarrassed, I did this before a vacation to visit family I hadn’t seen in a year. I’ve spent the last week trying to hide my face when I smile or laugh because it looks so odd!

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Dr. Jeffers, Suddenly Slimmer Spa

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Replies (38)

November 2, 2010
Just wanted to update the status of things - I saw my provider this morning. Ironically I see some improvement today but of course using cold compresses, applying cool tea bags and taking ibuprofen to reduce swelling for the last several days might have something to do with that.

I was pretty upset and she could tell I was not happy. I said either too much was injected or it had relaxed my orbital muscle so much there was nothing to tighten the skin under the eyes. She told me that she injected only 6 units per side where usually 10 units are done for crows feet, and that she had never seen this kind of reaction before.

She applied some Bach Rescue Gel and also Arnicare Cooling gel under my eyes and upper cheeks and gave me samples to take home and apply twice a day. She explained that Dysport (and Botox) are metabolized in the body and that heat will speed up that process so I should apply warm compresses to the area once a day. She said that Dysport usually lasts 3-4 months but by applying heat it would probably only last about two months. She seemed pretty confident that by doing these things I would see an improvement within a week and had me schedule a follow up appointment 10 days from now.

I think she was genuinely concerned with how unhappy I was with the results and wanted to do what she could to make things better. I'll reserve anymore judgement here until I see if there is an improvement and will post an update in a week.

I will note that I have been pleased with the results of the Dysport I had done in my forehead and frown lines, but I will never again have it done for crows feet.
November 2, 2010

Hi Phoenix,

I'm really glad you went back and your doctor made a suggestion of how to help. Yes please do keep us updated.

Thanks,

-Britt

November 15, 2010
Well it's been two weeks and nothing this Dr. gave me to do has helped at all and I still have bags under my eyes. I look in the mirror and want to cry, all this has done is made me look older and perpetually tired. I know now this is not the fault of the product but of the person who injected me. When I went in to see her last week and show her there was no improvement, she told me she injected me "the same place she had everyone else". I told her that was her mistake! After doing some research I learned the orbicular muscle around the eye is important and works to push back the fatty tissue under the eye. A conscientiousness Dr. would have been able to tell me this and inform me what the possible effects could be on my face. This person failed to do that. Instead of assessing my facial structure and determining what would be best for me I got the same treatment everyone else got with a horrible outcome. Unfortunately for me, I have to live with this look until it wears off. I'll spend the next several months hiding behind glasses I don't need and avoiding people and most definitely pictures during the holidays.
November 15, 2010

Hi Phoenix,

I'm so sorry I hope everything goes well, and please keep us updated.

Thanks,

-Britt

February 2, 2012
I go to my Dr. Monday I know they can't do anything I pray all the claims about our face going back to normal eventually is true. I can't find anyone to share a story of "recovery" from these effects. My heart really goes out to you I had my procedure done mid December and look at pix from six months ago and want to cry. All I wanted was a little flattening of a couple fine lines and what I got was a horror show with me as the star :( Post if you do get better :)
February 3, 2012
Everything goes back to normal in three months,hang in there. I use dysport and have no problem with it, I love the results. The doctor needs to know what he is doing, needs to be injected just in the right area. Did he go under the eye?
November 29, 2010
Just an update to report - At seven weeks after getting the Dysport injections I'm finally seeing some improvement. I am seeing crows feet starting to come back - hallelujah! - which means there are some signs of life in the muscle under my eyes. I have been taking various vitamin supplements and I think my skin texture and complexion has improved which helps me to stay positive. I also have been using a Retinol product at night since some time before the dysport injections and that has helped improve my skin tone. I have been trying various under eye treatments too that have at least lessened the puffiness you can get after sleeping and made the skin under the eye a little smoother. So although my eyes still have some "baggage" to get rid of, all other areas of my face are looking pretty good!
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November 30, 2010

I'm so glad things are improving for you! Bet you never thought you'd be glad to see crow's feet, though. ;) Please keep us posted, it sounds like you'll be back to normal in no time.

November 10, 2011
Hi I read your story of the Botox under the eye area. I am 3 weeks into the exact same problem. I use Dysport for my frown lines and crows feet and love it. But had it injected under the eye and had bags under both eyes the next day. Your story gives me hope this will go away. Has everything returned normal for you ?
November 10, 2011
Yes all is back to normal and has been since about March. It was supposed to be for my crows feet too, so it wasn't injected directly under my eye but off to the sides high on the cheek bones. The problem is it can weaken that orbital muscle so if you have any slight tendency towards eye bags they will be more pronounced because the muscle isn't contracting normally. Why did you have it injected under your eye? Your puffiness the next day may just be trauma to that area. The bags under my eye didn't start to be noticeable until the Dysport set in so about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks is when I really started to see them.
November 11, 2011
Thank you. Yes that was the location of my proceedure also around the tops of my cheekbone, and the lines are gone under and around my whole eye area but the puffy bags look aging. They do seem to have gone down some. I don't think I will put it in that location again.
February 2, 2012
Okay maybe a glimmer of hope here my whole face has sagged. I have been using Dr Wexler products from Bath and Body they seem to be nice the cooling eye gel is a hero. Also I stumbled upon Physicians Formula Aging Concern Deep Wrinkle Corrector Day & Night Cream Formula Rx121 I would say this has helped too.
December 9, 2010
The exact thing has happened to me. I am just so upset and feel like a fool. I'm walking around trying not to look at anyone. I'm supposed to be interviewing for jobs and I thought this would make me look refreshed, instead I look old, and haggaard. I had it done about 5 weeks ago and it seems to be getting worse. The dr said there is no reversal, just time, wait it out. My right side of my face looks like I have had a stroke and it it droops and I am depressed about it. Because of the bags, the skin under my eyes looks darker too. There is nothing that will lighten them withour making the bags look bigger. I have opted out of going to holiday parties because I feel that I look so freakish! I have tried everything..antihistamines, massage, compresses, going for facial accupuncture next. Spending more money just trying to look normal than this whole Dysport ordeal has cost. I've had Botox done there before and no problems. I will never use Dysport again, and i will find a new doctor too.
December 9, 2010

Hi London,

Welcome to the community and thanks for your comment. I'm so sorry this has happened to you especially when you are applying for jobs. Your experience would be able to help a number of our community members as a review. Do you think you would have a chance to write one? Please let me know if you have any questions or need help. Please keep us updated.

Thanks,

-Britt

January 10, 2011
Sorry to hear this London, I didn't see your comment here until today. I am now 13 weeks post treatment and I am almost back to normal, I can still feel a slight pull under my eyes due to the relaxed muscle. I used all kinds of under eye patches and creams, nothing helped the bags although the skin under my eyes is nicer and smoother than before! I'm afraid it is a waiting game though. I too had a period at about 4 - 6 weeks that it seemed worse but it does get better. I was more self conscious around people I knew than I was strangers, they had nothing to compare my face to! Try to smile, act like nothing is wrong and and be your normal self. It will get better.
January 31, 2011
phoenix-your comments helped me alot - I just had Dysport 3 weeks ago and I swear things seem to be getting worse - I am so mad that I look like I have not slept in 5 years - concelaer does nothing and I feel like I look 15 years older! How are you feeling / looking now??? I am comforted only by the fact that it is not permanent...but still really ticked that I have to wait several weeks to get rid of this new "look" I have going on!! UGH!
February 1, 2011
Hi Birmingham2, I am now 16 weeks post treatment and I am probably 95% back to normal, I still have a very slight pull under my eyes but it has gradually lessened over the last several weeks. I've had a history of botox lasting a good four months for me so I think the dysport has been similar. Yes, unfortunately you'll have to wait it out, not what you want to hear. Try some of the things I mentioned to Karen9053 below, they may help some. I may go back to Botox but only for my forehead, I'll never do anything around my eyes again! Hang in there.
February 1, 2011
thanks very much for the info-I agree....might try botox in the future but not around my eyes!!!!!!!! do you have any experience with fillers??
February 1, 2011
I only have done collagen way back when so no experience with the latest fillers out there.
September 2, 2013
Same story here I have spent a crap load just to get back.....I tried new glasses, new hair, new makeup, cat scan, lotions and creams. Facials. Micro current treatments temporarily help but I was so depressed on my B day I just let it pass like an ordinary day.
January 10, 2011
Oh No! The same thing happened to me. I had Dysport right after Thanksgiving and I look just awful. Everyone keeps telling me how tired I look. The circles under my eyes are so dark and my eyebrows drooped - which makes me look like a Neandrathal. I look like a total freak and avoid looking at people due to being so self-conscious. I was told there was nothing they could do to reverse it, as well. I just have to wait it out, I guess. Do either of you have any other advice on what to do since you last posted?
January 10, 2011
Hi Karen,

Well besides hiding behind glasses for a while I have been using Earth Therapeutics Hydrogel Under-Eye Recovery Patches, they are inexpensive and available at Ulta3 or online. Although they didn't help much with the bags they softened the skin and made lines less noticeable. I also splashed my face with ice water in the morning and used an arnica cooling gel. If you are prone to puffiness anyways in the mornings unfortunately it can be worse. Watch your sodium intake too as that makes you retain water and will excentuate the bags. Unfortunately you will have to wait it out, as I mentioned above I am at 13 weeks and almost back to normal. Hang in there!
September 2, 2013
No but you can try to have "micro current" treatment. Temporary but make you look better.
September 2, 2013
YES!!!! ICE your face it will improve the swelling immensely