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Does Latisse or Careprost cause sunken eyes?

pinksparklypenguinJan 9, 2019
I have heard these products cause loss of fat around the eyes and cause them to look sunken. I have deep set eyes already and am 30 so this is a concern for me, does this happen and is it common?

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