What if your eyelids feel heavy after botulinum toxin?
Lid or brow heaviness after forehead injections is usually temporary — and worth reporting to the injector early.
A heavy or droopy feeling around the eyelids can appear days after botulinum toxin in the forehead area, when the product’s effect reaches muscles that help hold the brow or lid up. It is an uncommon and generally temporary reaction that eases as the effect wears off.
What to note and where to take it
Useful details to note are when the heaviness started, whether it affects one side or both, and whether it interferes with vision. Rubbing the area does not help and is discouraged. Most cases soften gradually over weeks as the product’s effect declines.
How strongly and how long the reaction shows varies by individual anatomy and dosing. Rather than waiting it out alone, contact the treating clinic: the specialist can confirm what is happening and, in some cases, discuss options that ease the interim period.
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