A member asked:

I did a botox with a cosmetic doctor its been a month now i can't lift my right eye up and its very pain full is that normal please i need answer as soon as possible or i have to see a doctor for my problem.

22 doctors weighed in across 9 answers

This : This is not normal. You should go see an ophthalmologist (eye physician & surgeon) who can examine you and make sure your eye is okay.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Peter Certo answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Not normal: Get back to the doctor that injected you. He should be able to prescribe eye drops that should help. Call immediately!

Answered 3/6/2013

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Dr. Janet Turkle answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

No: Botox can cause unintended paralysis when it drifts into unwanted areas. This is not usually associated with pain. Botox wears off in 2-4 months and should have no long term effect.

Answered 4/24/2015

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Eye: It is a good idea to inform and follow up with the physician who performed the procedure to evaluate and treat any eye lid or eye problem you are experiencing.

Answered 5/28/2013

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Dr. William Culviner answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Not normal: You may be experiencing some ptosis of the eyelid (drooping) from the Botox unintentionally migrating into the muscles of the eyelid. Usually, this will wear off in 6-8 weeks due to it being a more dilute effect. Talk to the doctor who did the procedure first. In time, the effects will wear off.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Dr. Charles Talakkottur answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not normal: Eyelid droop appears to have occurred. There are are eyedrops which can be prescribed to try to help alleviate the problem, the problem is not a permanent one and when the Botox wears off, it will go away. The eye drops can be given now though. See the doctor that injected you. You shouldn't have pain necessarily though.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Dr. Kirk Churukian answered

Specializes in Surgery - Plastics

Return to your MD!: Paralysis of the muscle that opens the eyelid is a rare but described complication of botox. It is very important that you return to your injector for an evaluation. In some situations, the eye can become overly dry and cause pain requiring the use of ophthalmic ointments. In any case your doctor should closely be monitoring you. The good news is that this complication always resolves!

Answered 10/2/2013

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Botox: Droopy lid is a risk of botox injections. It will wear off.

Answered 12/1/2014

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Ptosis after Botox: I assume you have ptosis. A therapy recommended to treat ptosis resulting from administration of botulinum toxins A and B is apraclonidine 0.5 % eye drops which is an α2-adrenergic agonist, which causes Müller muscles to contract quickly elevating the upper eyelid 1-3 mm. Your cosmetic doctor should know this and try to manage this until it wears off. This is a well known risk of Botox.

Answered 12/1/2014

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