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After 4 Years of Use...

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Author: hellome33

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I had great results with latisse, and was using it...

hellome33July 30, 2016

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I had great results with latisse, and was using it for almost 4 years. I started to notice my eyes were consistently getting darker and more sunken about 6 months ago. I'm not sure why I didn't have these side effects from the beginning. Unfortunately, I had to stop using it. It's been about a month and it seems like most of my periorbital fat has come back. It was great while it lasted... I might try using it again a few months from now.

Replies (28)

hobe

July 30, 2016

Have your lashes gone back to their original length? Have you noticed a lot of lashes falling out?

hellome33

July 31, 2016

My lashes are still about the same length right now, and they haven't been falling out more, just the usual amount. I started using GrandeLASH-MD, hopefully it will work just as well as latisse, without the side effects.

alagnar

August 1, 2016

wow that's quite a difference in your orbital area. Were you aware beforehand that this might occur? P.S. Your eye shape is lovely, you seem to have the perfect amount of eye lid in the left photo.

hellome33

September 9, 2016

Thanks! I wasn't aware until about a year ago.

cvfazel

August 15, 2016

My friend who's an optometrist told me that is a common side effect of long-term use of Latisse.

Zoe092490

August 26, 2016

I'm having the same problem! I had been using Lilash with amazing results for 4 years and switched to Latisse when I could no love Niger get the other product in the U.S. My lashes are great but my eyes look terrible. I started losing the peri orbital fat with Lilash and it's gotten worse with Latisse. I'm still using the product but I'm going to need an upper eyelid lift here soon. I think I'm going to g to give castor oil a try and quit Latisse. I hope my peri orbital fat returns.

alagnar

August 27, 2016

Hi Zoe, I'm not well-versed in eyelid surgery at all but wouldn't an upper eyelift make the eye area look more sunken?

Zoe092490

August 28, 2016

I was looking into it, and yes you are right! I'm going to need another way to try and tighten up my upper eye lids:-/

alagnar

August 28, 2016

Thanks for the quick reply, Zoe. I was wondering because I have seen people who have had upper eyelid surgery done and often afterwards they seem to have a more prominent, very "vertical" eyelid that looks makes the area look sunken --I guess too much periorbital fat removed? I wonder if lasers can "tighten" that area without actually removing too much fat.

UNICORN22

August 28, 2016

4 years is a long time, maybe u are just aging around the eye and not the Latisse? Either way you look great to me.

hellome33

September 9, 2016

that's what I thought too, but the fat came back a month after stopping, as stated in the first picture.

UPDATED FROM hellome33

10 months post

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hellome33September 9, 2016

Eyelashes are still somewhat longer than what I started with, but not as long. I stopped using grandelash only a week in because it was making my eyes red all the time. I think I am going to wait a few months before I start that up again. Just wanted to update that lashes have not yet reverted back to their normal length.

Replies (6)

alexandervasr

September 11, 2016

I stopped completely and lashes came off and got tiny :) but after a while came back to normal as they were before :)

Vsnolan

February 21, 2017

I had the same issue with Latisse. I also tried great lash from Amazon and I got dark circles under my eyes. I'm scared to try anything else.

sbb402

February 23, 2017

they will I ran out and after two to three months they were not as long or as thick. I started using again and better than ever. I know what you are referring to I have the same side effect

Jackson0902

February 24, 2017

I sell Rodan+Fields skincare and we have an amazing new products called Lash Boost, works on lashes and brows. Just as good of results as Latisse without the side effects. Let me know if you would like more info Amy jackson.myrandf.com

kate223

February 24, 2017

I can vouch for the power of Lashboost. I started out with decent lashes but now they are so long and dark, they look fake. I've had to trim a few they are so long. No side effects and super easy maintenance. Honestly too good to be true... but it is. I don't sell R+F but do use the regime and lash boost