FDA OKs 1st Eyelash Drug Latisse Latisse Promotes Longer, Darker, Thicker Lashes; Glaucoma Drug Inspired It By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Dec. 26, 2008 -- The FDA has approved Latisse, the first drug to promote eyelash growth, according to Allergan, the company that makes Latisse. Latisse, which will be available by prescription starting in the first quarter of 2009, contains the active ingredient of the glaucoma drug Lumigan, which is also made by Allergan. Eyelash growth is a known side effect of Lumigan. But Lumigan and Latisse are used differently. Lumigan is an eyedrop, and Latisse gets dabbed along the lash line on the upper eyelids to promote longer, thicker, darker lashes. Allergan states that "Latisse users can expect to experience longer, fuller, and darker eyelashes in as little as eight weeks, with full results in 16 weeks." If Latisse is stopped, eyelashes will gradually return to their previous appearance as new eyelashes grow in. Allergan also notes that Latisse may cause darkening of the eyelid skin, which may be reversible, and it "may also cause increased brown pigmentation of the colored part of the eye, which is likely to be permanent." Latisse may also promote hair growth in other skin areas that it frequently touches, so Allergan recommends blotting it off any skin other than the upper eyelid's lash line to prevent that side effect. According to Allergan, Latisse was well-tolerated in its clinical trials, with the most common side effects being eye redness, itchy eyes, and skin hyperpigmentation. Earlier this month, an FDA advisory panel recommended that the FDA approve Latisse and also recommended further studies in certain groups of patients, such as young patients and people who lost their eyelashes to chemotherapy.
wow me want....!!!..i have like no lashes....damn asian genes...>.< ive heard a few home remedies that you can try to have longer lashes... 1. if you cut a little bit of your lashes....like trim it a little it'll grow back longer like your hair but you have to have even shorter lashes whilst you wait for it to grow back... 2. if you apply vaseline on your lashes before you go to bed.....kinda like lubricating it... and it should make your lashes grow.... personally....ive not tried the cutting one....coz im scared....scissors near eyes = -nono... but i have tried the vaseline thingy....and at 1st i thought it was working......and nows im just too lazy to do it nows..haha...so i dunno if these actually works but give it a try if ya like =)
^ Are you kidding, my eye lashes is so god damn long for a guy... Alot of girls are jealous of them.. (which I'm not proud of... )
i didnt know you need a prescription to buy it . anyody have tried it yet ? i wonder if it really work ...
