San Diego Latisse doctors

Latisse is wonderful drug which induces eyelash growth and is FDA approved for this use.  As a physician, we should be learning as much as possible about treatments and informing patients of which ones work and which ones do not.  Since the effectiveness of this medication and its side effects are known, why not recommend this medication rather than have patients use OTC products whose side effects and effectiveness are unknown.

I'm confused by your question, but will answer with three perspectives.

For consumers, Latisse has the advantage of being the only eye lash product that is FDA approved with the attendant required clinical studies regarding safety and actual effectiveness. It is a simple use product with few side effects, the most common being some transient redness or slight itching. The big pro is longer, lusher lashes.

For health care providers who prescribe Latisse, there is a moderate profit in offering a solution to patients who have sparse eyelashes so they feel more comfortable with their appearance. Like many RX products intended to approve appearance, Latisse is not covered (for the most part) by insurance and as such becomes a retail product that is dispensed in the office.

From a third persepctive, if you are a health care provider and personally use Latisse, you will likely notice that your patients remark on your beautiful lashes.

So sorry to hear that Latisse is not working for you.  We haven't had a patient yet in our office who hasn't responded to Latisse (especially after 16 weeks)... You may want to call your doctor and see if the company would give you another bottle (maybe the first bottles were from a bad batch).  I believe it is very important to not skip treatments (especially in the beginning) to get good results so do your best to be consistent with the treatments.