Can Too Much Botox Cause Droopy Eyelids?

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.

How long after Botox can your eyelid droop?

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.

Can Botox cause permanent eye droop?

Botox can diffuse to other muscles and cause the eye lids to droop. Also if the forehead is completely treated with Botox it can cause the eye brow to droop, and that could give the appearance of eye lid droop. Either way this is not permanent and will disappear as the effect of Botox wanes.