Will Latisse work on tattooed eyebrows?

Can Latisse/Bimatoprost/Travaprost work on sparse eyebrows from over-plucking? Will it work if you have eyebrow tattooed on? Mine are a light brown tattoo to fill in sparse eyebrows.

2 answers to “Will Latisse work on tattooed eyebrows?”

A: Latisse and Brows

Janet M.  Neigel, MD

Latisse has been used by several of my patients and they are growing back overplucked brows.  It shpould not be a problem with permanent tatoo makeup.  It will only work if the hair folloicles are still there. 

A: Latisse will work when tattooing is present

Nancy Swartz, MD

Latisse will work on your eyebrows if you have hair follicles there. If you have fewer hair follicles because some have been damaged, the results will be limited. Latisse will turn the resting follicles into actively growing follicles, so more eyebrow hairs are growing at one time. The hairs... more

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liezle14
529 posts
19 Aug 2009

Hello Naedean! You might be interested in reading this too: Can I use Latisse on my eyebrows to make them grow thicker?

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