Overview
- Spears said in an Instagram video posted on Friday, August 7 that a Botox injection placed near her left eye caused the eyelid to droop and that it began to return to normal after about four weeks.
- She showed the effect on camera, wrote “You can’t trust anyone!!!” in the clip’s caption, and urged followers to “be careful” because some providers can “f*** your eyes up.”
- Medical reporting notes the condition Spears described is ptosis, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists as a known potential adverse effect of botulinum toxin injections.
- News outlets stress Spears did not identify the injector or provide independent medical records, so public accounts rely on her firsthand description rather than outside confirmation.
- The disclosure follows earlier posts in which Spears criticized injectables after a 2023 reaction, and it fits her wider post‑conservatorship theme about bodily autonomy and caution when choosing medical cosmetic care.