Latisse after several months

Latisse became available in Feb 2009, when the product was FDA approved to grow your own natural eyelashes longer, darker and fuller.

Here are the key points to keep in mind:

Latisse is a prescription medication.  It requires consultation with a doctor.  In the state of NE Latisse is no longer available at your doctors office – it must be dispensed by a pharmacy.

Latisse comes in a kit with a bottle holding 80 to 90 drops, and 60 disposable wands for application.  One drop of Latisse is applied to the tip of one disposable wand.  Apply Latisse at night, after removal of eyemakeup.  The wand is applied along the margin of the upper eyelid, where the eyelash hairs grow from.  Do not apply Latisse to the ball of the eye.  One drop is enough for adequate coverage of both upper eyelids.   By using one drop of Latisse for each eye, you will not see quicker results, but you will use up your bottle of Latisse drops twice as fast.

By blinking, Latisse is transferred to the lower eyelashes as well.  The upper eyelashes are always longer than the lower eyelashes.

Most new users will report longer eyelashes after about 3 weeks.

Continue daily use until you have achieved the eyelash length that you want – this typically takes 3-4 months.

At this point if you don’t like the look of longer eyelashes, stop Latisse and your eyelashes will return to their previous length.  If you are like most women, and love the longer eyelashes, then you will need to use Latisse on a maintenance basis.  Most women report that using Latisee 2 or 3 days per week is adequate to to maintain the benefit.

You may use Latisse if you have permanent makeup (permanent cosmetic).  If you have glaucoma, check with your eye doctor before considering the use of Latisse.

Pharmacies set their own price for Latisse.  As of Jan 2012, pharmacies in Omaha are charging anywhere from approximately $100 to $130 dollars for Latisse (kit with bottle of 80090 drops and disposable application wands).

One kit will last about 80-90 days.  Once you are using Latisse for maintenace, a kit for last 6-9 months.

Side effects of Latisse include:

Risk of an allergic reaction – your eyes become red and itchy, causing you to stop Latisse

The skin up the upper eyelid may get darker (hyperpigmentation) and that change may be permanent.

Latisse may not work for you – but the response rate is approximately 85-90%.

I have found that Latisse users consistently benefit from longer eyelashes.  Darkening and thickening of hairs is less common.  Use mascara to thicken and darken your eyelashes.

Their may be hair follicles in your eyelid that are dormant (inactive).

This could occur due to illness, thyroid imbalance or cancer treatments.  Latisse may recruit the inactive follicles to become active again, and start growing eyelash hairs!  This may give the appearance that your eyelash hairs are fuller.

Carter Abbott, MD – Omaha Med Spa -42.614.5556