Are you a candidate for eyelash transplants?
Autoimmune diseases, certain medications, poor nutrition and hypothyroidism all play a factor in eyelash loss.
For severe cases, an eyelash transplant may be your answer to full thick lashes.
The procedure is micro surgical, and done under local anesthesia, in an out-patient setting.
This is a 45-minute procedure involving harvesting scalp follicles from the back of your head.
Hair follicles are surgically placed in your upper eyelid. Keep in mind that these are hair follicles being permanently transplanted, therefore, the hair will possess the same characteristics as scalp hair, thus needing routine trimming (and perhaps curling).
Occasionally, an ‘eyelash perm’ is recommended for those patients with straight hair.
An additional session of eyelash transplantation may be needed to reach the patient’s restoration goal.
The cost of each eye transplant can be up to $3000.00 dollars.
Tricotillomania, which is a hair pulling compulsion, and the regular use of eyelash extensions commonly performed at beauty salons seem to be the basic causes of lash loss and trauma. This is a form of ‘traction alopecia’ –very similar to removal of hair extensions from tight braiding.
However, if you want long lush eyelashes, permanently, this may be something you would like to discuss with your doctor.
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