“What should I do if my eyelid is drooping after botox?”
My eyelid on my left eye is kind of drooping after receiving botox. I just noticed today, and I had botox over a week ago. What's causing this, and what can I do to treat?
8 Answers
I would recommend that you return to your doctor and let him know it will probably improve in three months
The best action is to contact the healthcare providor that administered the injection. In general, the drooping of the eye is caused by migration of the medication. The issue will usually resolve itself in approximately 4 weeks.
Wait 2 months
Contact your plastic surgeon. There is an eye drop which can help counteract the Botox effect in your lid opening mechanism,
Unfortunately, droopy eyelids are a frequent side effect of Botox injections particularly when trying to smooth-out wrinkles that are very close to the eyebrows and out towards the angles of the eyebrow. The best thing to do is NOTHING. The botox will wear off gradually, you can try to "exercise" those brow muscles by forcefully raising your eyebrows to increase the motion of that area in particular.
Botox causing your eyelid to droop most commonly happens when too much product is injected or when it is too low. Some eyedrops may help improve it but allowing it to wear off would be the best option. Generally patients who experience this should notice it wear off in 2 weeks or so.
Most likely the Botox is affecting the eyelid muscle. The eyelid droop that can be used to improve the eyelid motion. If the Botox is causing the eyelid to drop the good thing is it is temporary. The droop will improve with time.
Jason Stubbs
Jason Stubbs
This is not that uncommon and will wear off. Really, all you can do in the meantime is to use eyedrops that combat redness and contain a substance related to adrenaline that may help somewhat.
Dr. Louis Mes
Dr. Louis Mes
