Baton Rouge Latisse doctors

As an aesthetic product, Latisse and other cosmetic products such as Botox or fillers are not covered by health insurers, who typically restrict their coverage to medically necessary items. Such products may occasionally be medically necessary, though. In the case of Latisse, it would depend on the cause of absent or shortened lashes as to its medical necessity. During those circumstances when (usually cosmetic) products are necessary for medical treatment, your physician can write a letter of medical necessity to advocate on your behalf. Ultimately, however, the coverage decision lies with the insurance company.

Unfortunately, Latisse is not likely to help eyelashes that are falling out.  Falling lashes are a medical problem called alopecia, and it may be due to various causes (from trauma to your body's immune response).  Latisse only lengthens already growing lashes by prolonging their growth phase, but won't change the falling out phase (telogen) back to the growing phase (anogen).

See your dermatologist for treatment of alopecia.

When used appropriately (every evening), the effects of Latisse will be seen in 4-6 weeks.  

Once the lashes are lengthened, if the product is stopped, patients usually see a return to baseline in 1-2 months.  The lashes will return to the length that they were before Latisse was used, but should not be any worse than they were before.

After a full 2-3 months of use, the frequency of application can be reduced to every other night to maintain most of the benefit achieved with the full nightly regimen.