Chicago Latisse doctors
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
880 W Central Rd Suite 3100, Arlington Heights |
30 answers | |
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Benjamin Ticho, MD
Chicago Ophthalmologist
10436 Southwest Hwy Suite 5 Lower Level , Chicago Ridge |
9 answers | |
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Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
9843 Gross Point Rd, Skokie |
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8 answers |
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Anil R. Shah, MD
Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon
845 N Michigan Avenue Suite 934E, Chicago |
6 answers | |
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Adam J. Cohen, MD
Chicago Oculoplastic Surgeon
4709 Golf Road 12th Floor, Skokie |
5 answers | |
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Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD
Barrington Plastic Surgeon
1602 Colonial Parkway, Inverness |
2 answers |
Recent Answers
I recently lost most of my eyelashes due to putting on semi permanent lashes at the salon! I'm now having to use over the counter lashes when I go anywhere:( Will Lattise help me grow NEW lashes or just make the ones I have grow thicker? I so scared I will never have my old lashes again:( Thank you!
Latisse does not revive dead follicles. However, it is worth trying, as there may be more remaining lashes which might benefit from Latisse than you think. This is especially true if the trauma is fairly recent.
I have the glaucoma medication Betimol. Can I use that in place of Latisse?
Betimol is not a substitute for Latisse. Timolol (Betimol) belongs to a completely different class of drugs -- beta blockers. Beta blockers have a much more frequent incidence of systemic side effects, like exercise intolerance, erectile dysfunction, and heart rate changes. Be very careful using prescription medications without doctor supervision!
I used Latisse on upper and lower lashes, after being told that the REASON not to do lowers was because it might get into my eyes. I was careful. After 4 months of use, I suddenly realized that the area around my eyelids, where the L touched, is sunken. No fat left. On the lowers, this has caused a deep horizontal line, with hash mark wrinkles crossing. The fat has simply vanished. It gives the appearance of bags, but in an odd way. It looks terrible. Is there any options for me?
There is definitely an association of Latisse with localized fat atrophy. At the UIC Eye & Ear Infirmary, we have a series of these patients. This is most obvious in patients with unilateral Latisee use and unilateral fat loss. Google Latisse and fat loss to see other reports. There is fat in the area -- pre-septal fat as well as orbital fat. How frequent this complication occurs and how severe or reversible is not established. But it is definitely real.
