In the unfortunate event that you develop a droopy eyelid after treatment with Botox, you must contact your treatment provider immediately. At Reverse Time, this will be the physician who treated you. They will look into possible causes of this that could have occurred during treatment. However, it is often due to migration of the Botox into the eyelid elevation muscle because of rubbing, pressure from helmets and goggles or other lapses in aftercare. You will then be reviewed and your eyelid response to Iopidine (apraclonidine) eyedrops will be assessed. This is a test for whether a small eyelid lifting muscle has been affected by Botox.
If Iopidine relieves the droopy eyelid for a span of 2-3 hours, then you could use this following your physician’s advise until the effect of Botox wears off or weakens.
It is important to remember that all side effects of the Botox itself are temporary, and will be reversed over the duration of effect of the toxin, that is 10-12 weeks.
