One of the most common concerns regarding Botox and Dysport injections is complications or side effects. 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.
Answer: Botox and under eye bags
Botox injected too deeply around the eyes can cause swelling under the eyes since relaxing the muscle pump in this area will cause fluid to accumulate. Lymphatic drainage techniques offered by some aestheticians below the eyes may help.
"Botox in the crow's feet can help reduce the tension around the eyes and relax the wrinkles, which can help improve the appearance but will not remove the eye bag," Dr. Shafer says. Like filler, Botox is only temporary and will need to be injected every three to six months to maintain results.
In most cases, swelling of any kind after botox treatment is normal and should subside within one to two days. However, there are rare cases where swelling (especially if accompanied by other symptoms like bruising, a droopy eyelid, or redness) may seem more concerning.
While Botox may help with bags and wrinkles under your eyes, the injections aren't without risks. Temporary effects such as droopy eyelids and fat bulges near the injection site are possible. You may also experience mild pain shortly after the injections.
Bags under eyes are caused when the tissue structures and muscles supporting your eyelids weaken. The skin may start to sag, and fat that's usually around the eye can move into the area below your eyes. Also, the space below your eyes can gather fluid, making the area look puffy or swollen.
The full effect of the Botox typically lasts 3-4 months, and your hooding and puffiness may last that long. However upper eyelid drooping is temporary. The best news is that it will go away when Botox wears off, in several months.
Lid and brow ptosis from Botox usually appears a few days to a week after being injected. Usually, it gets better after three to four weeks.
The best way to get rid of eyebags long-term is to make certain lifestyle changes. Drinking more water and applying a cold compress can help shrink eye bags quickly, but these are not long-term remedies. This is especially true if your eye bags and dark circles are genetically inherited.
Bagginess under the eyes may also be due to genetics, and in these cases, are difficult to resolve and may be more permanent. They may appear almost overnight, may develop over time, and may stay for as long as the underlying cause is unresolved.
Your eye muscle is a circle that surrounds your eye, and only performing a Botox treatment in the lateral areas of your eyes makes the under-eye area produce more wrinkles.
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.
Too much Botox in the forehead muscles can cause the eyebrows to droop, making the upper eyelids look very heavy and hooded. The face may look angry or sad all the time. Too much Botox around the eyes can dramatically affect facial expression. The face is simply frozen.
Exercising – Exercising increases the blood supply to all your muscles including your facial muscles and so this can result your Botox to wear off faster.
Answer: Improper Botox placement causes lid puffiness.
When the Botox is injected too close to the eyebrows, the brows drop a tiny bit and this is enough to cause the very thin eyelid skin to bunch up and look puffy.
A qualified, experienced injector should never inject the area near the orbital bone right above the pupil. If Botox is injected here, it can drift down toward the upper eyelid and cause an eyelid droop. This can last from weeks to even months.
There's a common misconception that Botox makes you look older when it wears off. On the contrary, regular Botox treatments make you look younger even after the neurotoxin wears off.
Vitamin deficiencies, including vitamin B12, E, K and D, have been associated with dark circles.
Dehydration. Dehydration, alcohol, or too much salt all cause the tissues under the eye to look loose and take on a sagging appearance. Drinking water can plump the tissues back up, making them look smoother and more attractive.
The most common negative reaction to injections to your face is a droopy eyelid, also called ptosis or blepharoptosis. Most people don't have this problem. Around 5% of people who get Botox will have problems with eyelid droop. This number falls to less than 1% if a skilled doctor does the injection.
The next option for correction, which surprises many patients, is that you can treat an eyelid ptosis, even one caused by botulinum toxin injections, with MORE botulinum toxin! The eyelid, like most moving structures in the body has muscles which oppose each other.
When people see lines forming after BOTOX wears off, they assume treatment made their wrinkles worse. Actually, your face simply returns back to its natural state. No new wrinkles or lines are ever caused by these injections.
They are a natural part of the aging process and are harmless. As people get older, the skin loses its ability to renew itself. The skin in the area under the eyes is particularly susceptible to the aging process because it is thin. As a result, it is common to develop wrinkles under the eyes over time.