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I have always looked young for my age... Until I used Latisse, which caused hollow, sunken eyes!!

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I have used latesse over the last year and a half....

jaygee001
I have used latesse over the last year and a half. I noticed my eyes looking very hollow and couldn't figure out why. I thought I was rapidly aging in one year until I stumbled on articles about Latesse causing this to happen.
Has this happened to anyone else and if so, did you ever go back to normal???

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September 25, 2015
I also experienced periorbital fat loss from Latisse. I used it for 3 years. It's been exactly 12 weeks now since I last used it. My eyes are recovering, but they still aren't completely back to normal. It remains to be seen whether or not they will completely recover. Even with shorter and thinner lashes, my eyes now look way better than they did while was using Latisse. They look years younger already.
I think your chances of at least a partial recovery are very good.
September 25, 2015
I'm glad you are recovering. I truly thought I was aging rapidly and it was all downhill from here until I saw a post from someone else stating they were going thru this. I was so relieved to know I didn't need to invest in a walker and it was the latesse that was causing it. The bad part is that we don't know if we will ever be back to the way we once were. Lets hope (and hopefully there will be more people that can share their experience).
September 25, 2015

Lots of people have had this happen.  It seems like most get some fat back after stopping Latisse.  Are you still using it?

September 25, 2015
I am not using it anymore. I don't think the benefit of having long eyelashes outweighs looking 10 years older. I'll invest in some good mascara!
September 25, 2015

Good plan!  Let us know if the fat comes back for you- hope it does.

September 25, 2015
I will keep you posted. I also posted some before and after pics. The time span from the before and after pics are less than 2 years and you can see the aging underneath my eyes! :(
September 25, 2015
Correction - it's been more like a year (give or take a month or two)
September 30, 2015
I was on Xalatan (latanoprost) to treat open angle glaucoma and i got not only sunken eye look, but overall fat atrophy all over my gace it aged me like 10 years, i had no idea this could happen, every one was telling me i looked sick, if i was having trouble sleeping and stuff like that, at the same time i was using minoxidil, which is supposed to be another cause for sunken eyes, but i realize that the dark circles appearence began before that, so i read something called "prostaglandins associated periorbitopathy", so long story short, i stopped the drops like 3 months ago and i´m almost recovered completely and i continue on minoxidil, still getting better, so it was clearly the Latanoprost.
Good news, it is completely reversible after stopping the use of it.
i was on xalatan for over 2 years
September 30, 2015
Thank you so much for your information. I'm glad your situation has turned around and was reversible.
I haven't used it for a couple weeks and it's gotten a little better but still not completely fixed. Sounds like I just need to be patient.
February 24, 2016
So good to read your post! I used it for 6 months off and on and have terrible sunken upper sulcus, which is so ugly. I'm praying my fat will return like yours did. Glad you had a good recovery :)
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October 2, 2015
I appreciate the photos you posted. I have not yet used Latisse (although I have purchased it and it is sitting on my dresser) but I have been using over-the-counter eyelash growth products for years. I have a similar "sunken eye" look which I did not associate with these products. About two months ago, I began to use the Elizabeth Arden Prevage eyelash growth product and I noticed the sunken eye look. Allergen, the company that makes Prevage, also makes Latisse. I am wondering if all these products cause problems.
October 2, 2015
I wouldn't be surprised. I really thought I was aging rapidly in a year span. I was about to get fat grafting until I came across a post on this site and made the connection. My eyes are getting back to what they used to be but aren't 100% yet. I'll post another picture where they are now a little later.
Also, my left eye now has brown patches in it (I have green eyes). I knew this was a risk so I really can't complain and it's not too noticeable.

What really bothers me are the doctors that say these side effects aren't from latesse and are only for ppl using it for glaucoma. It really makes me question anything they say now. I will probably expand more on this later.
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October 8, 2015
I started to use Rapidlash about 10 years ago. I understand that the company was sued by Allergen, the company that makes Latisse, because they were using their patented product in their formula. Rapidlash changed the formula and it was never the same again, never as effective. I used eyelash growth products that worked well: Grande Lashe, Neulash, and Stimulash - all along thinking that my eyes were changing normally. When I saw the various posts of photos of the damage that Latisse has done, I see that my periorbital area follows the same pattern of aging that I see in these photos. I'm thinking that the lashes that are being forced to grow need to be made of some material - and that material must be fat.
October 13, 2015
See my comment above.
November 10, 2015
Eyelashes are hair, and hair is not made of fat.
UPDATED FROM jaygee001

Before and After photos

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September 30, 2015
I was on Xalatan (latanoprost) to treat open angle glaucoma and i got not only sunken eye look, but overall fat atrophy all over my gace it aged me like 10 years, i had no idea this could happen, every one was telling me i looked sick, if i was having trouble sleeping and stuff like that, at the same time i was using minoxidil, which is supposed to be another cause for sunken eyes, but i realize that the dark circles appearence began before that, so i read something called "prostaglandins associated periorbitopathy", so long story short, i stopped the drops like 3 months ago and i´m almost recovered completely and i continue on minoxidil, still getting better, so it was clearly the Latanoprost.
Good news, it is completely reversible after stopping the use of it.
September 30, 2015
i was on xalatan for over 2 years
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After photo

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September 26, 2015
I too used Latisse and had periobital fat loss. It happened over a period of about a year. I was always focussed on the eyelashes. Then I was looking in the mirror one day and noticed my eyes looked sunken. I knew something was wrong but I just could not figure out why. I just happened to read about latisse on realself and knew right away I was losing fat around my eyes. My sulcus was deep and was especially noticeable when tilting my head up to apply mascara. Even though my lashes were longer, I looked much older than I did in pics taken before using latisse. I stopped using the latisse about 4 weeks ago and the good news is the fat is returning because my eyes have started to move forward and look much younger again. Plus my eye lids are not red and the whites of my eyes are clear again. I was constantly having to use eye drops. My daughter-in-law has long lush lashes and when she saw what had happened to me she said she would never use it if her lashes thinned as she gets older. We are both ordering a fabulous mascara called Younique. I've read reviews on it and seen before and after pics and it works great to achieve thick long lashes. Also, I have blue eyes and I would not want to have a change in colour. I think it would be strange to look in the mirror and see different
coloured eyes. I found a medical abstract where elderly people who were using glaucoma drops and stopped the drops, regained the fat that they lost around their eyes. There were before and after pics that clearly showed the fat returning and the sunken eye look gone. In the abstract, the doctor stated that all the patients regained the fat back over time. It looks like most of my fat has returned and like the glaucoma patients, I am pretty sure It will completely return. At this point in time my eyes look pretty much like they did before latisse and its only been about a month. So I don't think you should worry. If you give it a few weeks, I am sure you will gain the fat back around your eyes. Another bonus is I'm saving money!!
September 26, 2015
Thank you for sharing your experience with me. That's great news that your eyes are on the track to recovery. I hope the same happens to me. I can tell they are getting better but not nearly where they once were (the latest pic posted was from today so you can still clearly see the problem is still visible). I will post some pics in about a month or so to see if they get better.