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Dysport Side Effects, Eyelid Dropped - San Diego, CA
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A week after I got dysport, my left eyelid was...
nomoredysportMay 20, 2012
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A week after I got dysport, my left eyelid was dropped. Terrible feeling & look like I have a stroke.
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May 22, 2012
Yes, I did. I went back to my doctor. She gave me some eye drops called Naphcon-A. I used it 4 times a day. It helps a little bit. The picture that I shown above was the second day (Wednesday) that my eye lid started to drop (but it was a week after I got dysport). If I don't use eyedrops, my eye got worse. By Friday, my left eyelid was almost closed completely unless I used eyedrops that would help a little bit. The doctor said it will take about 2-3 weeks to get better. I don't want to be too negative but today is already a week after my problem started and I did not feel any better yet. Let's hope that it will get better next week. :(
May 24, 2012
I can completely understand how that would be discouraging. :( I am glad to hear you have been in contact with your doctor. The good thing about things like Dysport & Botox is when something like this happens, at least its not permanent...but boy, sure not fun to have to go through. Try to keep in mind it will pass.
May 25, 2012
Sorry to see that you ended up wtih a droopy eye. I hear Dysport is thinner and can spread quicker which can cause it to relax muscles it is not intended to. I was also told by a RN that did mine there is a very small spot along the brow line arch that you need to stay away from when injecting, because if injected there it can flow to other unwanted areas. It takes a while to wear off, so hopefully your eye will be "normal" again soon.
July 27, 2012
The "consistency" of Botox and Dysport are the same. They are the same drug made by two different companies similar to "Advil and Motrin". Eyelid droop or "ptosis" is a side efffect that does occur in approx 2-3% of glabellar injections.
July 27, 2012
I understand that the active "ingredient" is the same, botulism A - but the units are not equivalent. 10 units of Botox is not the same at 10 units of dysport.
July 28, 2012
You are correct. The "unit of measurement" of each drug is different.
Dysport comes from Europe ( I explain to my patients that they can imagine the 2.5 units as a centimeter), Botox is from the US (I explain to my patients to imagine it as 1 inch)
When you compare 2.5 cm to 1 inch they are both equivalent in measurement ie. efficacy. The fallacy is that one has to use "more" Dysport. It all depends on the reconstitution of the medication. If Botox is reconstituted with 2.5 ml of Normal Saline and Dysport is reconstituted with the commonly used 3 ml of NS, the same volume (such as 0.01ml) can be injected of either medication to obtain the same results. Dysport actually wears off at a slower rate than does Botox in over 90% of our patients.
Dysport comes from Europe ( I explain to my patients that they can imagine the 2.5 units as a centimeter), Botox is from the US (I explain to my patients to imagine it as 1 inch)
When you compare 2.5 cm to 1 inch they are both equivalent in measurement ie. efficacy. The fallacy is that one has to use "more" Dysport. It all depends on the reconstitution of the medication. If Botox is reconstituted with 2.5 ml of Normal Saline and Dysport is reconstituted with the commonly used 3 ml of NS, the same volume (such as 0.01ml) can be injected of either medication to obtain the same results. Dysport actually wears off at a slower rate than does Botox in over 90% of our patients.
July 28, 2012
You are correct. The "unit of measurement" of each drug is different.
Dysport comes from Europe ( I explain to my patients that they can imagine the 2.5 units as a centimeter), Botox is from the US (I explain to my patients to imagine it as 1 inch)
When you compare 2.5 cm to 1 inch they are both equivalent in measurement ie. efficacy. The fallacy is that one has to use "more" Dysport. It all depends on the reconstitution of the medication. If Botox is reconstituted with 2.5 ml of Normal Saline and Dysport is reconstituted with the commonly used 3 ml of NS, the same volume (such as 0.01ml) can be injected of either medication to obtain the same results. Dysport actually wears off at a slower rate than does Botox in over 90% of our patients.
Dysport comes from Europe ( I explain to my patients that they can imagine the 2.5 units as a centimeter), Botox is from the US (I explain to my patients to imagine it as 1 inch)
When you compare 2.5 cm to 1 inch they are both equivalent in measurement ie. efficacy. The fallacy is that one has to use "more" Dysport. It all depends on the reconstitution of the medication. If Botox is reconstituted with 2.5 ml of Normal Saline and Dysport is reconstituted with the commonly used 3 ml of NS, the same volume (such as 0.01ml) can be injected of either medication to obtain the same results. Dysport actually wears off at a slower rate than does Botox in over 90% of our patients.
August 18, 2012
Do you know of any allergic type reactions to Botox? I had them to Dysport, but I've only tried Dysport and only once. I am trying to decide whether I may have better luck with Botox or if I just can't get this type of treatment at all now. My eyes became weepy and fantastically itchy, especially in the inside corners. My vision was also blurry. I went to an eye doctor and he said I had allergens in my eye and he gave me eye drops for it.
April 15, 2013
If they are the exact same, how do you explain your comment that one wears off slower than the other? Dysport is known to travel to other parts of the body. I had a horrible experience with it. I believe it was injected incorrectly. I've read if others that had many small injections were as I had only 3. Could it have traveled because of this? If you drop a tiny bit of water in many places it would not travel too far; however, if you pour it on it would. I believe some injectors think it's better to inject a lot in the most muscular place for the best results. My body went into an immune response and I have experienced all the effects of botulisim. I have to wait it out and pray for the least amount of damage.
April 15, 2013
Hang in there! I had many small injections,and don't know if I would ever do it again. Seeing a eye specialist this Friday for consultation of eyelid surgery. One eye is dropped still
October 23, 2013
My eyes are ruined by dysport I am so beyond depressed and have missed work they are watery itchy and swollen.
And I got the dysport in Jan this year and the past 5 months have been hell trying to recover...Today they are swollen still! So sad!
July 27, 2012
Thank you for all comments. It took a full month for getting my eyelids back to normal. Eyedrops, sunglasses, patient and Merlot...that's all you need. :)
January 21, 2013
I also had the terrible injection of Dysport. I had done Botox successfully for 7 yrs. I let my Board Cert. Plastic Doctor talking me into it. On day three my eye lid was drooping 50%, by day seven completely shut. I am now day 10 and still will only open 10% with the aid of very expensive drops. Was it one month from injection of from when the eye was at it's worst droop? I am very depressed and won't go out. Thanks for your help.
I'm so sorry to hear that you are experiencing this. Have you talked to the office where you had the Dysport injected?