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Physician Warns Against Popular Eyelash Extensions -- August 8, 2007 |
Eyelash extensions - the latest glamour fad - can actually cause permanent loss of eyelashes. Eyelash extensions - the latest glamour fad - seem to be everywhere. From models and Hollywood actresses, to the bride and her wedding party, to everyday beauty-conscious women, the lure of long lashes to enhance one's peepers seems to be irresistible. But can this treatment actually harm the lashes they are embellishing?
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"Yes, if used chronically," says Dr. Sara Wasserbauer, a hair loss specialist in Walnut Creek, California. "Many women get addicted to that look and wear the extensions for years. Those patients can experience permanent lash loss requiring surgical restoration."
Most eyelash extensions are applied by cosmetologists or aestheticians and last weeks to months at a cost of $500-$600. If extensions are applied only once or twice a year, these treatments seem not to cause permanent damage. But people get into trouble when they overlap treatments and end up wearing extensions for years. Also, pulling at the extensions to remove them can traumatize existing natural lashes, causing them to grow back more sparsely or even not at all.
That's when they end up in Dr. Wasserbauer's office. "We're seeing a number of distraught patients who have lost their lashes due to eyelash extensions, and in some cases, their only remaining option is surgical restoration."
source Kathlene Carney, Carney & Associates
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