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My daughter had botox injections around her eyebrows to try and decrease her
migraines. One week later one of her eyelids began to droop. What can she do
to improve her situation.
from Dr. Alan Engler
www.bodysculpture.com
Hi Laura,
Sorry about the problem your daughter is having. The good news is that this effect typically wears off long before the cosmetic effects of the Botox do, so she should still derive a lot of benefit from her treatment.
There are several treatments available, either from her plastic surgeon or from an ophthalmologist, namely Alphagan or Iopidine. These stimulate other muscles in the eyelids that are not typically effected by Botox. I found a nice discussion of this at realself, so take a look at this:
http://www.realself.com/question/using-alphagan-for-droopy-eye-from-botox
you can also google "droopy eye botox" of all things, and learn even more!
Again, I'm sorry for the trouble, but may this be the worst!
Good luck,
Dr. Alan Engler
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Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS
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Dr. Engler has answered over 3100 questions as a volunteer expert for AllExperts. His expertise includes breast surgery (breast enlargement with implants, breast reduction, breast lifts), liposuction, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, facelifts, skin cancers, cysts, etc. Dr. Engler has been listed as one New York`s Top Doctors, and as "One of the World's Most Famous Aesthetic Surgeons" (Aesthetic Surgery, TASCHEN Books, Angelika Taschen, Editor). He is the author of 4 books, including "BodySculpture" (a best-selling plastic surgery book on breast surgery, liposuction and tummy tucks), "EyeScapes" (Plastic Surgery of the Eyelids), "Restylane," and "The Slim Book of Liposuction." Dr. Engler has two US Patents for surgical instruments that he's designed, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Tyra Banks Show, The Ricki Lake Show (four times), and the Dr. Keith Ablow Show. Videos of his appearances are available on YouTube (search for "DR. ENGLER"), and his discussion of breast implants, also on YouTube is "How to Choose a Breast Implant." His website is www.bodysculpture.com. Thanks for "Likiing" Dr. Engler on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Alan-M-Engler-MD-New-York-Plastic-Surgery-and-Aesthetics/107206405967267?ref=ts&__a=8
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Dr. Alan Engler is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York and the author of BodySculpture - Plastic Surgery of the Body for Men and Women (ISBN 0966382749) one of the top-selling plastic surgery books on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc.
Education/Credentials
Dr. Engler graduated from Yale University (BA, Russian Studies) and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD). He did his residency training in General Surgery and, after that, Plastic Surgery, at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is on the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and is a Special Lecturer in the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University in New York. He has admitting privileges at Beth Israel Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center, both in New York.
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