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Physicians Guide To Botox Mistakes and Corrections

If a patient is suffering from cosmetic issues from a poor Botox injection, Radiant Medspa can help your clinic diagnose and treat.

Botox Conditions

Frozen Face

An excess amount of Botox is injected into the face, causing paralysis of underlying muscles, instead of relaxation of those muscle.  The forehead is a common area of excess application of botox, although inexperienced injectors can also over-apply to facial lines.  The result is no movement, instead of no wrinkles.

Arched Eyebrow

One eyebrow is continually pulling up too high, causing a look as if a quizzical Mr. Spock.  Odd wrinkles can also occur over the lateral brow.  This is caused by uneven application of Botox between the two brows, and can be corrected.

Forehead is Heavy & Eyelids are Droppy

This is the most common error Radiant Medspa diagnoses.  This condition is caused by over application in the frontalis muscle, which extends the length of the forehead, and contracts to raise the eyebrow.  The excess Botox relaxes this muscle, causing a heavy sensation for the patient.  When the forehead muscles drop, the eyebrows also drop. Patients with hooding (excess eyelid skin) are prone to raising their eyebrows to increase openness of the eyes.  For these patients, dropping eyelids are exaggerated.  Patients commonly report not being able to fully open the eye lid.

This condition is commonly caused by inexperienced injectors who incorrectly perceive the patient’s use of this muscle. In cases where a close eyelid interferes with vision, prescription eye drops can help temporarily reactivate the eyelid.

Loppy Smile

Muscles controlling facial movements are injected incorrectly, resulting in one side pulling up or down. This condition is more noticeable when then face is in motion.

Facial Droop

When Botox is incorrectly injected around the lower crow’s feet or eyelids, the Botox can migrate to a muscle that elevates the corner of the lip and cheeks, causing an uneven facial sag.

Lower Eyelid is Worse

There is too much relaxation of the orbicularis oculi.  With patients with loose muscles in that region, Botox applied to crow’s feet instead puffs the area, and Botox migration into the lower lid worsens the patient’s condition.

 

Botox Complications

Corrections

Radiant Medspa can help diagnose and formulate a treatment for your patient’s Botox mistakes.  In simple cases, time will cause the Botox to dissipate and the effect to wear off, and the face will return to its normal state.  In other cases, the mis-application of Botox can be corrected with strategic injections of Botox or other fillers elsewhere.  In some other conditions, other prescription drugs are appropriate.  No matter the underlying cause, Radiant Medspa can help you clinic diagnose the cause of a Botox misapplication and formulate a course of treatment.

Call Radiant Medspa in Seattle at 206-402-3063 or Lynnwood at 425-640-5900 and ask to speak with one of our physicians.