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Posted by: yogiandbuster ® 08/03/2006, 17:19:29 |
I had my first botox injections July 25th. August 1 one eyelid started drooping, and it has been that way. Is that from the dosage of Botox or the placement of the shots? How long before the eye becomes it's regular size again. As long as it is open slightly, I'm not complaining. My eyes have improved with the injections. I'm just curious. Will it happen every time or is it just hit and miss? I know everyone is different, but would like feedback about this. Thanks to all! |
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Posted by: kathy in australia ® 08/03/2006, 18:24:50 |
Hi Yogi, I am glad your Botox shots are helping. My experience of the droopy eyelid (Ptosis), is that it happens occasionally when the Botox hits a particular muscle that is responsible for lifting the eyelid. I have had it twice, both times it was back to normal after about 2 weeks. (I have been getting 3 monthly Botox since May 2004). Make sure you let your Doc know so that he/she can change the injection site next time. It is a bit hit and miss, though with care it can mostly be avoided. Good Luck! Kathy |
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Posted by: judith k ® 08/03/2006, 18:38:07 |
well, this is exactly what happened to me the first time.
droopy eyelid appeared not immediately, but after about a week. then within 2 weeks or so, it was ok again. it may be a question of changing the injection site, or of the injection being a little off-target in the intended site-- that can happen. but you should mention it to the doctor next time. judith k Modified by judith k at Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 21:08:27 |
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Posted by: June in Toronto ® 08/03/2006, 19:33:36 |
Many moons ago I remember printing this from Shirley Barr (now in New Mexico) and a nurse, who explains droopy eyelid (Ptsosis) very well: "Ptosis or a drooping of the upper lid can be caused by the Levator tendon being stretched too far or just becoming less elastic (maybe due to aging). A ptosis can also be caused by excess skin on the upper lid (weighing the lid downward). A Ptosis can also be a direct result of injecting the Botox too close to the Levator tendon which opens the eye. Ptosis lasts as long as the botox does. The "half mast" condition only happens when injections are given close to the mid brow area. The product literature on Botox lists "Ptosis" as a possible side-effect of the injections." Shirley had ptosis repair done I believe with her myectomy. So....your droopy eye condition might last as long as your botox lasts. Talk to your doctor and have him/her make sure the levator tendon (mid-brow area) isn't injected next time. June in Toronto |
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Posted by: judith k ® 08/03/2006, 21:07:48 |
Well, I hope Yogi has my experience-- twice I've had a droopy eyelid and both times it did not last as long as the botox did, but only lasted two weeks or less (while the botox lasted more than 3 months). There must be other causes (ptosis 'CAN be caused', etc......but that doesn't sound as if it excludes other possible causes), or excludes all variations on this cause.
Let us know, Yogi, how things are going with this! Judith K |
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Posted by: PattiA ® 08/03/2006, 22:32:42 |
Hello Yogi! I was hoping that this would not happen. I did in fact get ptosis the first time I was injected. He got too close to the levator muscle. The droop lasted about three weeks. A year later, I had surgery to tighten the levator . I believe it was called a resection of that muscle. At the same time, I had upper lid blepharoplasty to sculpt out fat from the lids. He thought that it would help him more accurately place the injections and make them more effective. Before I had this done, I wrote the board for an opinion, and got no replies. So I guess it isn't a typical procedure. Anyway, since that time, the docs have always given me a very conservative dose compared to others who post here. Gee, I wish you well, and it will not last, but do report this condition to Dr. J. so it won't happen again. Patti in Houston |
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Posted by: sue from australia ® 08/04/2006, 00:10:55 |
Hi
I used to get droppies every injection, both eyes which is apparently less common. I looked a real sight. Its to do with the injection sites. Haven't had droopies since Dr changed injection location. Now injects close to eyelashes. Apart from the occassional dot of a bruise you wouldn't know I've just had the injections. I do still get the swollen/dry feeling from the botox for a week or so but no one knows that by looking at me. My droopies used to last about 5 weeks or so. Make sure you report back to the dr so he/she might be able to avoid it next time. It unfortunately can take a while to get it right. Good luck! Sue. |
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Posted by: Jay-Bird ® 08/05/2006, 08:24:28 |
Hi Yogi! I get em every once in awhile. It scared me @ 1rst but after about 2 weeks it went away. It still happens but I dont pay no more attention 2 it. When we 1rst start gettin the shots we gotta do some fine tuning. Glad yr gettin some relief!! Keep us posted on yr progress? Good Luck!!--Jay |
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Posted by: Maggie L ® 08/15/2006, 08:17:30 |
I am so glad to find this board and wish I had found it months ago! My upper eyelid had been twitching since December--by twitching I mean it made my eyelashes pull to the side and was annoyong as hell, but it didn't affect my ability to blink--and I just kept waiting for it to go away. I have been under a crazy amount of stress since then--getting divorced, job problems, etc, but it has eased up a lot and the twitch was still there. So I finally got the Botox in July--from a moronic doctor who first injected 3 units into my LOWER lid, just below the lash line, and said let's see if that works and if not I'll do it in the upper lid. THEN charged me $415 just for administering the shot, which my insurance only covered half of. He was trying to avoid the droopy eye, so I'll give him that, but he only does Botox once a month, which I think is ridiculous if he's a practicing opthamologist as well as a plastic surgeon--you wouldn't tell someone you only repair corneas once a month. Anyway, I ended up going to another plastic surgeon, who did not only that eye but the other eye and my forehead and crows feet--he's a friend of a friend and only charged me for the Botox and it ended up costing the same as the other guy would have charged just for adminstering it and not any of the Botox at all. It took a few days to work on the lines and the eye still twitched for maybe two or three days then slowed down till now it still does it very occasionally but has basically stopped. But I had the same experience that you all describe here--almost a week after I got it, my eyelid suddenly started drooping. I dont' know if it's related, but right from the start my eyebrow on that side was much higher--I can still move my eyebrows--and I didn't think much of it, but now I realize I am trying to compensate for the droop by keeping that eyebrow high--I can relax it but then my eyelid droops way more. Do you really think that this may resolve within a few weeks? I am very encouraged that many of you seem to have had it resolve long before the Botox wore off--if this has to last 3-6 months I might hang myself; it was bad enough to have to deal with the twitch for eight months--now to have to look like even more of a freak, it's horrible! It also is definitely affecting my vision in that eye unless I keep that eyebrow raised up, which then tires that muscle out like crazy. For those of you who had droopy eyelids, did it improve gradually over a few weeks' time, or did you just wake up one day and it was better? I could be fooling myself but I think mine seems a bit better today, and my friend at work just came in and said it looks better. Thanks! |
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Posted by: June in Toronto ® 08/16/2006, 07:23:53 |
I pasted your post over to page 1 Maggie, where others should notice it and welcome you to the bulletin board - hope you don't mind. June in Toronto |
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