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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
eyelash regrowth
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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eyelash regrowth
by Carolinemcpuss, Oct 09, 2001 12:00AM
When I was a teenager, I had a nervoud habit of pulling on my eyelashes. At one point, they were pretty much all gone. They have since grown back, but are much thinner. Oftentimes they hurt (?) and I will rub them and they will fall out. I don't pull on them like I did when I was a kid, but my fear is that the hair follicles have been damaged and soon they will stop growing in alltogether. Is this something I should fear? Or will they always grow back? How long does an eyelash take to grow in?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Oct 10, 2001 12:00AM
, Oct 10, 2001 12:00AM
If you don't pull or rub them out anymore, they ought to keep growing back, a process which takes several months. In general, traumatizing follicles won't destroy them, but they can thin somewhat over time of you keep messing with them. If you can't stop yourself from doing these things, you may want to consult someone for medical or behavior-modification therapy.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
I just recently moved and have been using the same mascara and have been doing the same process, yet I notice that my eyelashes are falling out on a regular basis. I use maybelline amazing lash mascara, an eyelash curler and almay eye make-up remover and baby oil nightly. Is there anything I can do to avoid this, or to help them grow back quicker? They will grow back, right? Any suggests are welcomed! Thank you
Anyway, I was born with naturally long, thick, dark, curly lashes. I have managed to tone down the pulling quite a bit (I barely touch the top ones and am drastically cutting down on touching the bottom ones. Fortunately, despite the years of pulling, they are still extremely long and thick especially when they are all grown in and I haven't pulled them in a while. However, I don't think they are as curly as they naturally were when I was much younger, and I've always wondered if I damaged the shape of the follicles to cause the lashes to be straighter. I posted this inquiry many, many months ago and was told that nothing can change the actually shape of follicles and that the curl probably just naturally straightened some with age.
Doctor, or anyone, can you ruin naturally curly hairs by pulling them? I'd hate to think I did that kind of damage just because I struggle with a nervous condition.
Whatever the answer, I still obsess with my lashes. I won't go anywhere without curling them with a curler, I'm always staring at them and studying them in a mirror, etc. Sometimes it's a real struggle to keep my hands away from pulling them.
Thanks for any replies.
I started pulling out my lashes at age 10. They finally quit growing in altogether about 5 years ago. Now there are not more than 5 or 6 that grow on either eyelid. Of course I pluck those with tweezers whenever they are long enough (what would be the use of keeping them at this point).
The lesson: Yes, pulling out your eyelashes will permanently damage the follicles and they WILL stop growing back.
Just remember some American Indian males used to pluck facial hairs rather than shave until the hair stopped growing back.
Take care all.
i'm a boy aged sixteen, that i tried to put some lotion hair remover on the part that's lower than the eye a little bit, to remove the unwanted hair, it makes me shy , i don't like them, i used the cream hair remover called "Nair" but after 7 minutes of usage, the area turned red(on the cheeks) and it hurts a little, i tried to put some water but that's hurted me more, what can i do, please help me soon, i reffer to you because i don't like to go to the doctor personnally or show my parents what happened, so please please help me and respond to me as soon as possible as you can....
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