Sometimes Botox can help with hooded eyes, but not always. If you have significant sagging and drooping upper lid skin that affects the vision, you need something else. The bottom line is no injectable will tighten drooping and sagging skin permanently. The only option in this situation is upper eyelid surgery.
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.
BOTOX can treat multiple different aesthetic issues, including hooded eyes. If your hooded eyes are caused by the position of your eyebrows or eyebrow drooping, BOTOX may be a good treatment option for you. BOTOX is a safe, effective, and reliable treatment option that can be used to meet a variety of aesthetic goals.
According to Dr. Holman, “The vast majority of patients who experience droopy eyelids after Botox treatment will not require any treatment. The side effect is usually mild and temporary. However, if the drooping eyelid inhibits vision or doesn't begin to improve, there are some options available to address the concern.
Eyelids that droop over the eye itself is a common sign of aging and a cause for discomfort and self-consciousness for many. Again, rather than submit to invasive surgery with a long recovery time, Botox for sagging eyelids performed by a board certified cosmetic dermatologist can easily help rectify the issue.
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.
It is true that Botox and Dysport can contribute to the development of eye bags. Certain patients who are more susceptible to fluid accumulation may experience these issues. This includes individuals with sinusitis, allergies, or oculi muscle disorder.
The eyebrows can start rising even before the full effect of Botox on the forehead wears off. 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.
Because the frontalis muscle is an eyebrow elevator, placing too much product too far laterally in the forehead can entirely block the frontalis muscle and lead to a droopy eyebrow. In patients who are younger, typically in their mid-30s to early 40s, usually this is not a significant consequence.
Avoid wearing dark eyeshadow colors and bringing them way too high up on the hood, which could make your eyes appear narrow and sunken in. To open up the eye area, apply highlighter to the inner corners of your eyes.
Depending on a client's facial anatomy and the initial assessment of the doctor, 4 to 8 units of Botox is used for the outer eye and 20 to 30 units are used to cover the area between the eyebrows. It must be done by licensed professionals to avoid Botox mistakes.
This eye shape is considered attractive by many people. Anyone can also develop hooded eyes, especially as they get older. You shouldn't be ashamed of or embarrassed by developing hooded eyes. They're a natural sign of aging that are still attractive.
Not everyone is a good candidate for Botox. If you are in poor general health, your skin is very thick or you have existing muscle weakness in the proposed injection site, you may not be a good candidate for Botox. Patients with sensitive skin may experience an allergic reaction at the injection site.
During the first 2 weeks after your AW injections, your forehead & eyelids may feel heavy. This is typically caused by one of two reasons. Firstly, it can result from the relaxation of the frontalis or forehead muscle. Secondly, some people use their frontalis to actually lift the top portion of their eyelids.
If you've had this treatment on your forehead, then the frontalis muscle responsible for raising the eyebrows may have become too relaxed. This will result in droopy brows (and sometimes droopy eyelids).
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.
Swelling after a Botox treatment isn't unheard of, though you should keep in mind that it should only last for about 24 to 48 hours after your treatment. Any longer may mean that something has gone wrong with your Botox injection or you've had an allergic reaction to something with your Botox treatment.
“If botox is placed too low or too much botox is used in the forehead, you can get flattened or heavy brow sensation.” Additionally, undesirable results from Botox may occur when muscles other the intended target are relaxed.
A droopy mouth, lopsided smile, or inability to smile occurs when Botox is mistakenly injected into the orbicularis oculi or zygomatic major muscles which are the two muscles primarily responsible for smiling.
While Botox is generally safe and well-tolerated, you may experience some common side effects such as mild headaches, temporary pain, swelling, and bruising at the injection sites, or even flu-like symptoms. One possible side effect that you may have heard about is heavy eyelids, which can understandably cause concern.
There is a likelihood that Botox or Botulinum toxin injections will change your eyelids if you have your mid and upper forehead treated. This is because toxin reduces muscle movement in this area (the Frontalis muscle), by blocking nerve pathways from causing muscle contractions, relaxing the muscles.
Paralyzing the downward-pulling activity of the frontalis, an upward movement of the occipitalis is left uncontested. Once the occipitalis is dominant, the forehead will appear larger.
"After receiving Botox, a patient may unconsciously attempt to re-create the facial expressions in the area where treatment has paralyzed their facial muscles, "said Dr. Becker. "What can happen is that other, nearby muscles compensate--this can have the effect of actually creating new wrinkles."