Diplopia após injeção de toxina botulínica tipo A para rejuvenescimento facial

Abstract

Report of 4 patients referred to the Orthoptics Service of this Hospital, who presented diplopia after the injection of botulinic toxin type A for facial rejuvenation. When measuring the angle of the strabismus in the diagnostic positions, all of the patients presented paralitical micro strabismus, two of them due to inferior oblique paresisand the other two due to lateral rectus paresis. Based on the cases described, we advise the professionals that make use of BTA for facial rejuvenation to be aware of diplopia as a complication.