Everyone who has seen the Brooke Shields commercials about Latisse® has an opinion about whether to use it or not. As a health care professional, I take new advances in medicine with a grain of salt. I am apprehensive about Latisse® but not so much because I know it is a Glaucoma medicine.
Some time ago, I knew someone who had to use Eye drops for Glaucoma in her left eye (chemically identical to Latisse®). In a few months, everyone could notice a visible difference between her left and right eyelashes. The doctor said it was a side effect of her medicine and she could try using it in the other eye for the same result, so her eyelashes weren’t uneven.
Latisse® is essentially Glaucoma medicine but my doctor told me, I didn’t have to put it directly into my eye. Instead I am supposed to apply a single drop to the base of the eyelid like eyeliner. Yes, I am apprehensive about using a new drug, but I know that applying it to the base of the eye carefully means not much will actually enter my eyes. Besides, I figured if the doctor advised that acquaintance years ago that she could use her Glaucoma medicine in her other eye, it couldn’t be that harmful right?
Here I am, before starting Latisse®. I have pictures of my eyes open as well as shut so that I can chart progress of my eyelashes and if it makes a visible difference in its appearance. This should also serve to measure whether my eyes change color or not, although the doctor assured me that it is extremely unlikely.
Some time ago, I knew someone who had to use Eye drops for Glaucoma in her left eye (chemically identical to Latisse®). In a few months, everyone could notice a visible difference between her left and right eyelashes. The doctor said it was a side effect of her medicine and she could try using it in the other eye for the same result, so her eyelashes weren’t uneven.
Latisse® is essentially Glaucoma medicine but my doctor told me, I didn’t have to put it directly into my eye. Instead I am supposed to apply a single drop to the base of the eyelid like eyeliner. Yes, I am apprehensive about using a new drug, but I know that applying it to the base of the eye carefully means not much will actually enter my eyes. Besides, I figured if the doctor advised that acquaintance years ago that she could use her Glaucoma medicine in her other eye, it couldn’t be that harmful right?
Here I am, before starting Latisse®. I have pictures of my eyes open as well as shut so that I can chart progress of my eyelashes and if it makes a visible difference in its appearance. This should also serve to measure whether my eyes change color or not, although the doctor assured me that it is extremely unlikely.
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