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Do Not Use Dysport! I Had It Done Under my Eyes and Forehead Area

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DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT! I had it done under my...

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DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT! I had it done under my eyes and forehead area and it left me with lose skin below my eyes but level with the top of my check bones. It looks like I am extremely swollen on both sides of my upper checks. I look horrible!

I wish I could add a picture to show you the results, I don't have a digital camera.

The doctor says all I can do is wait for the dysport to get out of my system which can take 6 months or longer. I paid all this money and they made me look horrible, I wish I would have never had it done!

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December 23, 2009
I would not blame the product but the person doing the injecting. Anything put in the wrong area of your face can go wrong where the same product used correctly can produce something wonderful. I am so sorry you are going through this and I hope is wears off quickly on you. I wonder if you have searched for someone else just to see if a few units in a different area could correct the problem?
February 2, 2010
The lady who did the procedure was licensed and worked for a dermo. office and I have known her for over 20 years and totally trusted her. I did go back after two weeks when I noticed the first signs of problems and she did inject a little more into a different area and that made it way worse! Almost two months later my face looks worse than ever! Please don't use this product! Does anyone know if this will go away? Will my face go back to normal? I am getting more and more depressed each day that goes by!
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February 17, 2010
Dysport is not for use under the eyes. I am not sure what your treating physician was trying to accomplish. Many injectables are used "off label" which simply means they are used for treating areas other than those approved by the FDA. For example, Juvederm is very often used for augmenting the lips, but the approval is for nasolabial folds. So it is with Botox and Dysport - both are for treating glabellar lines in the forehead, but Botox has been used for many years for close to a dozen cosmetic applications. Dysport has more "spread" than Botox, and for that reason, experienced injectors will not venture into the same off label areas as they will with Botox. Thank you for sharing your experience. This will not only help others who are considering cosmetic treatments, but also doctors and nurses who may not be aware of the care levels they must use in applying new products. It is unfortunate you must experience this unpleasant effect until the product has lost it's power. Although I'm certain your physician had no idea this would happen, I hope he or she has found a way to make this up to you.
February 18, 2010
Thank you for the information. I actually did found out recently that it wasn't FDA approved for under the eyes, unfortunately it was too late. If I had known this before hand, I would have never of had the procedure done. I specifically asked the lady doing the procedure if there were any bad side effects from Dysport and all she told me is that people have complained that it don't last as long as Botox. After telling her that I found out that it wasn't approved by the FDA for under the eye use, she told me that they use it all the time for all different areas that aren't approved by the FDA. She even gave me examples like the chin area, like that is suppose to make me feel better. I was so outraged that they can get away with this. I did get a refund, but what good is the money if I am this depressed and don't even want to go out the door or be around people. Do you know if my face will ever go back to normal? My only child graduates from U of M Ann Arbor on May 1, 2010. The President of the United States is going to be speaking at my daughter's graduation ceremony but the way I look right now I don't even want to go. I am so scared my face is going to stay like this and I don't think I can live like this. Thank you for your help
February 18, 2010
Hi again, I also wanted to tell you that I first had my forehead done on Nov. 24, 2009 and that seemed to work great. I went back on Dec. 2, 2009 for something totally different that had nothing to do with cosmetic procedures and it was at that visit I decided to do under my eyes with the Dysport to help with those wrinkles. Ten days later, I started noticing my skin sagging/drooping about an inch and a half below my eyes (right side a lot worse). I went back to her on Dec. 16, 2009 and showed her what had happened. She didn't believe it was from the Dysport and she convinced me if she added a little more Dysport near the sides of my nose it would push the skin back. Being desperate to look better, since it was only a week and a half to Christmas I believed her and let her put more in. Big Mistake! Another 10 days after that a lot more of the skin started sagging and both tops of the checks swelled up along with the top of my eyes. Some days the swelling goes down a little but on other days it all swells right back up. The saggy skin never gets better. Even worse this saggy skin has caused deep, long lines that look like really bad wrinkles. I look 30 years older than I did when I went in there. Will the skin go back up after the Dysport is out? Thank you
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February 20, 2010
It is very likely that the lack of normal movement under your eyes is allowing for some additional fluid accumulation (like what can happen if you sleep very long and wake up with puffy eyes and eye "bags") Because the action of the microtoxins will fade and disappear, you should not have long lasting effects. Keep the skin around your eyes moisturized with a light eye gel and watch your salt and soda intake. Any foods that are highly salted increase fluid retention. Some cool, fresh cucumber slices may help reduce fluid buildup. Be gentle around your eyes so as not to stretch the skin either. Since the effects generally wear off in 3 to 4 months, you should be okay by May. Please post again once your issues are solved.
June 12, 2010
I had Dysport injected on May 21st and it is June 12 today. My right side was droopy and now my left side looks like it is starting to droop a little. How long before it will stop spreading?? I am a mess today
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February 21, 2010
Hi Shabbygirl - I absolutely know how sad and desperate you feel because I feel the same! I have the same effect from Botox in the bunny lines area (either side of the nose) and Botox in the crows feet area (lower outer part of the eye muscle.) I've got face and cheek drop, loose skin, puffy bags under my eyes from pseudo-herniation of the fat pads, a horrible 'lift' to my face when smiling, indents/divots on either side of my nose, the weird bunching effect around the eyes and the new horizontal wrinkles under my eyes and at the top of my cheeks. It is not only Dysport that should not be used around the eyes - neither should Botox. I agree with Dr Mani that some of the bag-like appearance under your eyes is from the inability to clear swelling because of the paralysed muscles BUT I think some of it is also pseudo-herniation of the fat pads under your eyes. When the muscles under the eyes are weakened too much they are no longer strong enough to hold the fat pads back and they bulge forward creating eye bags. This happened to me. As Dysport is known to spread further than Botox, the shots on either side of your nose could easily have overly-weakened the muscle directly under your eyes. No amount of creams or cucumber can fix the appearance of herniated fat pads under the eyes - only a strong muscle or a blepharoplasty can fix it. There are a couple of ways to tell the difference between swelling and fat pad herniation. Firstly, swelling comes and goes whereas fat pad herniation looks about the same. There are some difficulties with this if it is a combination of both. How do you tell which is which? Also the appearance of swelling doesn't change if the eyes are looking straight ahead or upwards, whereas the appearance of fat pad herniation is much worse when the eyes are in upgaze. Take a photo of yourself looking straight ahead then take another with your eyes looking upwards and see if it looks worse with your eyes upwards. Mine looks much worse when my eyes are in upgaze, which is how I know it is more than swelling. There is a bouncy, fluffy feel to herniated fat pads and I have that also. It has been 32 weeks since my Botox disaster and it has not yet worn off. I think you have been reading my posts on RealSelf and I should point out that my Botox horror result was EXTREME because the Botox was administered concurrently with tetracycline antibiotics and they massively potentiated the Botox effect. This was a horrible mistake by my doctor that I am now paying for. What I am trying to say is that it would appear that my recovery time from my bad Botox effect is longer than the norm. Please do not use the length of my recovery time as a gauge for yourself because you will be depressing yourself unnecessarily! I am sure yours will wear off much more quickly and fingers crossed in time for your big events coming up. I also hear that Dysport does not last as long as Botox. I have also sent you a private email. Wishing you the best. Cheers, K
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February 21, 2010
Hi again Shabbygirl - I just re-read your email to me and I note that you had Dysport directly under the lower lashes of your eyes. I Botox directly under the lashes of my left eye only and guess what? It is the one with the FESTOON underneath it. A big, bulging, puffy eye bag that I did NOT have before Botox. Directly under the lashes is the WORST place to put Botox/Dysport and festoon formation is a common outcome. It causes the muscle to be weakened and the fat pad to bulge out. Your injector sounds almost as clueless as mine. It is not swelling under your eyes, it is herniated fat pads. I'm sorry - I should have read your email more closely the first time! K