An electrologist removed a lot of my brows without my permission. I've been applying Retin-A to the area nightly for the past 10 months, but I still have sparse hair and bald areas. Is it safe for me to start applying generic Latisse there now to see if that grows hair better, and could I continue with the Retin-A and use both that and Latisse?
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There is no problem in using Latisse after cataract surgery and restor lenses, though I generally advise waiting a minimum of 1 week, and ideally 2 weeks after the surgery. The Latisse will give you lush darker, thicker and longer lashes better than any other product on the market. Note that...
Eventually the longer, thicker, darker lashes that you have achieved by using Latisse will fall out which is part of their normal growth cycle. If you are no longer using Latisse your new hairs will simply grow in as they normally did prior to using Latisse.
Unfortunately, electrolysis destroys the hair follicles so Latisse would be ineffective at bringing them back. However, other hair follicles that were not treated by electrolysis may be able to grow lusher.Please note that Latisse is only FDA approved for the eyelashes, however there are reports...
