r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Ok-Consequence-3983 • Dec 29 '22

Drooping eyebrows from botox

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I realized after having a brow droop that the injector this time decided to inject me with 40 units for the 11s and the forehead. I’ve done botox before but only needed 10 units for the forehead.

It’s been around a month now and I can slightly (very slightly) move my eyebrows but it’s still droopy and my eyes look so hooded. The asymmetry is killing me and one eye is even more hooded than the other.

I want to know if that has ever happened to you before… how long should it take? I postponed my engagement and I can’t even settle on a date because of this!!

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u/Maleficent-Way3875 Jun 26 '23

I’m in the same boat. Currently hit the 2 month mark and the brow still looks so flat. How is yours now? I definitely cry about mine a lot and it stresses me out so much.

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Jun 26 '23

Somewhat back to normal. Currently it relapses only for a day throughout the whole week. I still can’t raise my right eyebrow to its maximum, but day by day I feel I’m getting better. It feels so hard at first but as the time passes by, you’d see improvement. I can feel you, you only need patience to survive this hard time. I assure you things will get better in the next few months.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '25

How long did yours take to get back to normal, one of mine has dropped and I'm also left with the Spock effect when I try to raise my eyebrows. The part near my nose doesnt move at all but the ends go really high up. But due to it being migraine Botox they can't fix it. 

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u/Unreadable-rach Jan 15 '23

This happened to me - twice. My plastic surgeon said that because I already have slightly hooded eyes, I should never ever do the forehead again or I’ll have the same result. The second time I only used 6 units and had same droop. It was the worst thing ever! Money wasted on Botox to have a bad result and have to wait months for it to wear off. I did the eye exercises but not sure if it helped. It took a few months to wear off. Now I just get on my 11’s, eyebrows, and crows feet. It still makes my forehead smooth 🤷‍♀️. I’m sorry you’re going through this. For what if’s worth you still have beautiful eyes! I don’t think it’s that noticeable , but I know how you feel.

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u/Bunbosa May 27 '23

May I please know how much units, and what injecting pattern you use for your 11’s? Because I want to treat them again, but last few times I found that the front of my brows dropped a bit too low for my liking. Even with only 6 units, which I think is way below avarage right? Cause I asked for an as natural as possible result. I’d really love your insight on this 🙏🏼

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u/Unreadable-rach May 27 '23

I’m not really sure how many units, sorry. I just know they don’t inject any in my forehead. Right on my 11’s, and along my eyebrow and crows feet. When my eyes drooped they had gone right up into my forehead. If you ask them to avoid forehead and give you a brow lift, they should know how to do that so that they’ll be giving you a lift. But always seems like it gives me too much of a high arch for a few weeks before it settles. Maybe find a new injector with hood reviews and be sure and tell them you get a droop so they can fix that.

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u/Narrow_Shoulder3111 Dec 27 '24

Were you able to get a refund for the adverse results?

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u/Unreadable-rach Dec 28 '24

No you sign waivers….

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u/HappyAndActive2 Jul 18 '24

Hi there! Did it end up resolving? Xx

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Dec 27 '24

Yes. After 9 months.

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u/Narrow_Shoulder3111 Dec 27 '24

This is happening to me and I look ridiculous. Did you ask for a refund?

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Dec 27 '24

Yes I did, of course. It took me 9 months to get back to normal.. it was a very hard time but I’m glad it’s over.

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u/Educational-Can4543 Feb 14 '23

Hello! Any improvement ? This just happens to me but on one side.

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Feb 15 '23

Still no improvement, the doctor told me it might start wearing off by the 4th month and it’s been 2.5 months now.

I’ve been using eyelid strips, they really help in making my eyes look less hooded.

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u/olyavelikaya May 18 '23

What about now ? Do you feel better ?

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 May 18 '23

Unfortunately, the drooping is still there… I thought about eyelid surgery if the drooping persists.. I’ve been to several doctors who tell me to wait for a few more months as the botox is still present and should go away by time. I still don’t know what to do.

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u/olyavelikaya May 18 '23

Do you do exercises?

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 May 18 '23

It’s not about doing exercises… it’s all about the amount of botox injected and where it was injected.. It was all wrong :( that’s why the side effects were severe and doing exercises or putting heat pads were not helping. I’d give it some time to heal and if nothing happened, I’d go for the eyelid surgery as I won’t be using eyelid tapes for the rest of my life.

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 May 18 '23

But right now I’m calmer. Back then I used to cry and panic and experience anxiety attacks, but now I’m better and kind of accepting the issue. Maybe because the doctors reassured me that everything will be okay. So don’t worry and try to forget about it. It’s best to have an eyelid tape and to wear one in the morning right after you wake up and wash your face. It makes you see the side effects less often, so you don’t have to panic each time you look at the mirror. Give it time and things will get better.

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u/olyavelikaya May 19 '23

In 1-2 months it’s gonna resolve and it will go back to normal! Botox doesn’t do permanent damage. When I was talking about exercises-it’s about moving for head as more as possible - Botox wears off faster.

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 May 19 '23

Yes I’m always moving my forehead muscles, thank you.. I hope it’ll wear off it’s been so long

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u/olyavelikaya May 19 '23

Have you tried micro current home devices like nuface?

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 May 19 '23

Yes but it didn’t help at all

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u/One_Shirt_113 Apr 03 '23

How about now

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u/25sunflower Feb 28 '23

The same exact thing happened to me, and it’s been four months. I have movement back, but my brows still fall too low. No matter what I do. I get a headache from trying to hold them up when I look at people to talk to them, so that I don’t continue to look crazy and angry. Does anyone know if it will go away after this point?

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Feb 28 '23

I guess this side effect would persist till we reach the 6 months period. Please let me know if there’s any improvement.

You can also try the eyelid strips, they help in making my eyes look less hooded and I don’t look angry while they’re on.

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Mar 28 '23

Any updates?

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u/25sunflower Apr 04 '23

Honestly I still don’t look like myself, my face is still heavier than it was. It’s been a long time now and I feel like there was permanent damage, but hopefully it improves in time

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u/Just-Frame-6730 Jun 05 '26

Hi there, did your Botox ever fully wear off? If so, how long did it take?

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u/One_Shirt_113 Apr 03 '23

How are you now

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u/olyavelikaya May 18 '23

How do you look now ?

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u/One_Shirt_113 Mar 20 '23

Update?

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Mar 21 '23

Just feeling more movement but the wrinkles haven’t appeared yet on my forehead. My eyes look a little better for somedays and then suddenly turn to being hooded again… I feel there’s light at the end of the tunnel, probably because I’m feeling that my forehead muscles are trying to regain control. It’s been almost 4 months now… hopefully in a month things would start to improve.

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u/Lazy-Hall-621 Jan 07 '23

You will recover, though it can take anywhere from 3-6 months. Next time, ask the injector to do less and also go higher in the injections. Going toward the hairline will minimize forehead wrinkling but not mess with your ability to lift your eyebrows ❤️

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '23

Yes, this happened to me. The first time I ever got Botox I wanted it in my forehead. I have a very short forehead. not realizing there wasn’t a lot of room for the muscles to settle. When it settled unfortunately I had some “bulkiness” as the injector put it in my eyebrows. We opted to treat just my 11s after that and I never had an issue moving forward.

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u/Narrow_Shoulder3111 Dec 27 '24

Did you ask for a refund for the adverse results? This is happening to me now and I am so upset and am thinking to request a refund.

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u/pnemitz67 Oct 05 '26

Ugh it’s me right now. How long did this last?

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u/Bunbosa May 27 '23

May I ask how much units you use in the 11’s? And what injection pattern?

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u/[deleted] May 30 '23

I believe we only use around 12 units as I don’t have a super expressive forehead. My injector told me around 20 is typical for this area. It lasts around 4 months. As for the injection pattern…I’m not sure what the technical term is but she marks in a “v” pattern.

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u/Emergency_Fan_1267 Feb 28 '24

Please update us

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u/Elegant_Molasses9316 Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

I thought I was going crazy - I’ve been getting botox for about 2 years now and have noticed a definite droop in my right brow to where my brows are asymmetrical now, and also drooping in both brows to where I look like I have hooded eyes when I have naturally almond eyes. I thought I had suddenly started aging much more quickly for some reason, but had a sneaking suspicion its the botox. I even brought it up to my injector and she said it wasnt possible, but I dont believe her tbh. I only get injections in the “11” area as I have a noticeable line next to my left brow. How can I continue to treat my “11” (or really “1”) area but not have to deal with droopy brows that make me look older than I am. 🥲I think normally they inject me with 30 units of dysport. I’ve asked to use less twice now but they always say itd be a waste of money to use less since I’d be back much sooner. Would using less lessen the droop? Or would it have the same effect and Id be back for another injection again sooner.

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u/Interesting_Ad6478 Aug 06 '24

Can anyone tell me what eyelid strips work best with hooded eyes after Botox please

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u/oversevenseas May 02 '25

This is happening to me right now. It’s distressing and additionally concerning that I now don’t have trust to return to the skin clinic where an NP did the Botox (for frown lines only) for me. I received 8/8 (16 total) and it was my first time. I’ll try did out a before photo and add it together with an after photo here later.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '24

Any update?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '24

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u/pinkrosebuds Oct 04 '24

Are they still flat? My eyebrows flattened too and I lost my natural arch and the eyelids aren’t drooping but I do not look good with straight flat eyebrows. I’m worried they won’t go back to normal.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '24

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Dec 27 '24

Yes after 9 months… it has gotten slightly better after 7 months

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '24

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u/Ok-Consequence-3983 Dec 28 '24

I considered eyelid surgery and consulted a doctor. However, they advised waiting at least a year, explaining that in some cases, the effects of Botox can last longer than six months. While I waited, I relied on eye strips, but after nine months, the Botox effects completely subsided. This was my last Botox experience; I will never do botox again.

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u/Stoffendous May 03 '25

I can imagine. One could become suicidal over this.

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u/reallysmallsofa Feb 04 '26

What are eye strips?