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While any professional who is licensed by their state to write prescriptions can legally prescribe Latisse for you, only a cosmetically oriented physician will be able to advise you on best way to use it and maintain the results long-term. Additionally many patients who desire longer eyelashes also like to perform other simple procedures to enhance the beauty of their eyes. A dermatologist can help with a complete program to enhance the results of Latisse with improvement of wrinkles around the eyes and improvement of overall skin texture and color.
I think you should go to a physician who is both familiar with cosmetic procedures and the different methods of documenting results. That being said, many Ophthalmologists, Dermatologists, and Plastic Surgeons have this capability. In my Ophthalmology practice in Maryland, I like to take photographs of a patients eyelashes before Latisse is started, then again 8-16 weeks later to both document the effect(which is fun) and to look for any signs of irritation(very uncommon).
I would recommend stopping the Latisse on the day of treatment and during the early recovery period, until any crusting or eyelid irritation from the permanent makeup procedure resolves. You can certainly start using the Latisse again once things have settled down and your eyes are fully healed...
Our hair exists in one of two states: Growth or Dormant. Latisse works by getting more hair (producing) follicles to get into the growth phase and by keeping more of them in the growth phase. The result is a turbo-charged maximized production of lashes. Although you will see lash growth by 16...
Latisse can appear to make new eyelashes grow but these were most likely in a dormant state. There are approximately 100 to 150 eyelashes on each upper eyelid. The growth of eyelashes is cyclical, going through 3 stages: a growth phase, a transition phase, and a resting phase. At any given time,...