Michael J. Hawes, M. D., F.A.C.S.     |   home Excessive Tearing   |   Thyroid Related Eye Disease   |   Orbital Tumors   |   Lid turned in or out   |   Blepharoptosis or droopy eyelid   |   Skin Cancers   |   Loss of an Eye   |   Fractures   |   Trauma   |   Birth Defects   |   Blepharospasm Blepharospasm Benign essential blepharospasm  consists of involuntary spasms of forceful eyelid closure and is more common than previously believed.  The cause of the disorder is not yet known, although research continues. Botox or botulinum toxin therapy is helpful in most patients. This drug is given by injection into the muscles causing eyelid closure. It usually works within a few days or weeks and lasts 3-4 months. Contact the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Foundation for support groups, a newsletter, research information, and audio tapes describing BEB and its treatment. Sometimes surgery is used to treat this condition, especially when all other treatments have not succeeded. Pictured below is a patient who had a limited myectomy surgery performed by Dr. Hawes. He no longer requires Botox injections, although most patients still do need Botox after myectomy surgery. Services Menu 850 East Harvard Avenue #345 Denver, Colorado 80210 303-698-2424 303-698-2430 FAX staff@drhawes.com