Australian woman loses eyesight for three MONTHS after getting Botox and reveals she was left unable to drive or carry out basic tasks
- Annie Grenslide has been getting Botox injections for a number of years
- When she went to get the treatment at a medical centre, she lost her eyesight
- She had double vision for three and a half months and couldn't go anywhere
- Doctor Naveen Somir said the Botox trickled to the eyes and relaxed the muscles
An Australian woman who has been getting Botox for years got the scare of her life when she lost her vision just a week after having the treatment done.
Annie Grenslide said she's been getting it done for years and considers it relatively low risk, but after getting injectables at a medical centre, she's now horrified.
Ms Grenslide said the experience was terrifying and she wondered if she was ever going to see again.
'All the time you're thinking "are they right with their diagnosis? Is my eyesight going to clear? Will I ever be able to see again?",' she told Channel Nine's A Current Affair.
Annie Grenslide (pictured) said she's been getting it done for years and considers it relatively low risk, but after getting injectables at a medical centre, she's now horrified
While her GP was on holiday, Ms Grenslide decided to go to a local medical centre advertising the injectables.
But just a week after having the treatment done, she began to lose her eyesight.
She immediately went to her eye specialist and got examined, who then referred her onto a cardiologist to have a brain scan.
When all the tests turned up clear, they asked Ms Grenslide if she'd had injectables recently, and told her the affects could wear off in three to four months.
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Three and a half months later, Ms Grenslide began to get her eyesight back, but she said it took away her independence in the meantime.
'You couldn't do anything, you couldn't go anywhere. No driving, so goodbye independence. Trying to just cope with housework, trying to peel vegetables. Couldn't get on a bus because I couldn't see where the steps were,' she said.
President of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Dr Naveen Somir, said the muscles that someone uses to smile are very close to the muscles in the jaw.
Because of their close proximity and the variations between patients, Dr Somir said lack of knowledge or use of the wrong product can cause serious damage.
Dr Somir said lack of vision, nerve damage, dead skin and infections are serious risks associated with Botox.
Melissa Trepani (pictured) also suffering from horrific side-effects when she couldn't smile for six weeks
An Australian woman who has been getting Botox for years got the scare of her life when she lost her vision just a week after having the treatment (botox pictured)
'It's very complex, dynamic muscles and some of the Botox can trickle down into the eye socket and weaken some of the muslces,' he said in reference to Ms Grenslide.
Ms Grenslide isn't the only person to see the ugly side to the beauty treatment, with Melissa Trepani also suffering from horrific side-effects.
Ms Trepani clenches her jaw in her sleep, so she opted to get Botox into the masseter muscle to weaken it and stop it from happening.
A week after getting the treatment, she lost the ability to smile, and it lasted for six weeks.
While patients undergoing Botox must have a consultation with a medical practitioner, Ms Trepani said it didn't happen at the clinic she went to.
According to the Medical Board of Australia, Botox and other injectables are classed as 'minor cosmetic procedures'.
When Dee Geyten-River chose to get Botox for the first time with a voucher her sister had gifted her, she had an allergic reaction.
Shortly after having the procure, her lips and tongue swelled up and she began sweating and felt 'tingly', while she couldn't see or hear properly.
The mother-of-one was hospitalised after having the treatment to her forehead and is still in severe pain, having to carry an EpiPen until it wears off in a few months.
When Dee Geyten-River (pictured) chose to get Botox for the first time with a voucher her sister had gifted her, she had an allergic reaction
