Dysport for Crows Feet Gave my Eye Bags - Phoenix, AZ
I had dysport for glabellar frown lines about 5...
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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Hi Phoenix,
I'm so sorry I hope everything goes well, and please keep us updated.
Thanks,
-Britt

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.
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
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!
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.
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