Using anti-wrinkle injections in the depressor of the brow (orbicularis muscle) can be a very effective way to avoid possible brow heaviness.
Also, sometimes the Botox is placed too low on the forehead and the next time you can have the Botox placed higher on your forehead. This will prevent the feeling of heaviness in your eyebrows. You can also have a quick laser skin tightening treatment on your upper forehead.
Where to inject Botox for brow lift. Eyebrow lift Botox injection sites are located between the eyebrows in the procerus and at the ends of the eyebrows in the orbicularis oculi. The reason that these are the Botox sites for eyebrow lifts is because they are the muscles that pull the eyebrows down.
The Botox Treatment for Hooded Eyelids
Treating hooded eyelids with Botox is a relatively simple process. The treatment involves injecting Botox into your lower forehead and the outer ends of your eyebrows. When injected, it will paralyze the muscle by effectively preventing nerve receptors that prompt muscle movement.
Rest assured, heavy eyebrows after Botox are temporary. The heavy sensation will completely go away once your Botox wears off in 3 months. But it usually becomes less noticeable after a week or two.
The bumps you get after this procedure aren't actually caused by the Botox itself, but rather because your body is reacting to the micro-injury caused by the needle entering and exiting your skin. In this case, these bumps will simply disappear a few minutes to a few hours after your treatment.
Botox works by weakening muscles. If you weaken the upper forehead (frontalis) muscles, you will not get a brow lift, your brow will drop. The injector actually must weaken the muscles that pull down the brow.
According to Dr Gavin Chan, one of the most important things practitioners can do is to, “inject the lateral tail of the corrugator which is the muscle which causes the bunching (6.35) of the frown. Superficially injecting the lateral tail of the frown (corrugator) muscle can help avoid ptosis”.
Eyelid droop often happens when the person giving the treatment doesn't have proper training and enough experience. They can inject Botox into the wrong area or use a dose that's too high, which leads to muscle weakness and droop. You could have trouble fully opening your eyes or vision problems.
Most issues of upper eyelid heaviness after Botox injections in the forehead area are due to over paralysis of the forehead muscle, causing drooping of the eyebrow. This, in turn, pushes the upper eyelid down.
When Botox is applied to problem areas around the eyebrows, the muscles relax and the skin on top of them becomes smoother. The muscles around the eyebrows are pulled upwards, elevating the eyebrows and making a patient's eyes appear more open.
We can also inject small amounts of Botox above the lateral aspect of the eyebrows to lift droopy brows and open up the eyes. By strategically injecting toxin into key areas of the glabella and brow areas, the forehead will be raised, and you will look more relaxed with a more youthful appearance.
Botox is an effective way to smooth out those lines without surgery. A brow lift with Botox involves injecting Botox directly between the brows to relax the muscles underneath. This lets the upper forehead muscles “pull” the eyebrows back up and into their original place, allowing the skin to smooth out.
Yes, Botox can cause droopy eyelids if it is injected in the wrong place or if too much is used. Because Botox is a muscle relaxing toxin, if it is injected into the muscles that hold the eyelids or eyebrows up, then this can cause the muscles that pull the eyelids down to be more emphasised.
If you are experiencing eyebrow unevenness this can also be corrected, and you do not have to wait for the Botox injections to wear off. Eyebrow unevenness can be corrected by injecting a little more neurotoxin into the side that is lower. This will eventually correct the asymmetry.
Natural-looking results: Botox injections can slightly lift the eyelid skin and make the eyes look more alert as naturally as possible. Quick results: It only takes a few days for Botox injections to kick in, so you'll quickly see wider more alert eyes.
It might take 4-6 weeks, but the eyebrow will be back to it's normal position for sure. Sometimes, we can help the eyebrow to lift by giving Botox to the muscle that pulls it down, Orbicularis Oculii. This is the same muscle that wraps around the eye to close it.
Drooping eyelids
One reason people choose Botox may be to reduce the appearance of forehead or vertical frown lines. On occasion, some of the Botox may seep into the upper eyelid and paralyze the muscle that holds the upper eyelid up. This can result in a drooping eyelid.
Most of us are familiar with the benefits of BOTOX for smoothing forehead lines and wrinkles, but you may be surprised to learn that BOTOX can also help to lift drooping brows and correct hooded eyes in some patients.
Spock brows happen when Botox is injected only at the central part of the upper forehead, leaving the sides untouched. When the central forehead is weakened and the outer sides remain active, it causes the central brow to drop and the outer brow to appear like it's lifted too high. The result: Spock brows.
A droopy eyelid can last from several weeks to several months or until Botox wears off. Patients usually notice the first signs of this side effect within the first week.
Typically, an oculoplastic surgeon may prescribe an average dose of 12 to 24 Botox units for treatment around and under the eyes.
In most cases, droopy eyelid occurs between one and three weeks after treatment, and patients typically experience this adverse effect for just a few weeks. According to Dr. Holman, “It's important to remember that, like Botox treatments, a drooping eyelid is usually temporary. The effect will wear off after a while.
Injections near the eyes pose the most risk, and these areas are commonly used to combat crow's feet and brow lines. After the Botox is injected, the eyes can become very irritated and dry, and can go quite bloodshot and red. This irritation can then increase into blurred vision and the inability to see correctly.