Eyelashes--Need Some! - Page 2

linda b · 05-03-2010, 05:27 PM

I've been off chemo for over 2 years, but my eyebrows and eyelashes have never grown back totally. I've been using Folligen for 3 weeks- no results yet. Does anyone know how long it takes to start the hair growing? Or am I just one of those that Folligen doesn't work for?

Rich66 · 05-03-2010, 11:52 PM

Hey!
Adding Lani's warning post on Latisse
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/health/02latisse.html

Westcoastgirl · 05-04-2010, 01:52 PM

I don't think I am willing to try any products close to my eyes as they are dim enough as it is. One mistake I made is when I finished chemo I went for a facial. My eyebrows were growing in nicely and the cosmetician talked me into have them shaped. She waxed them as she has in the past and lo and behold they never really recovered from that, so take heed. I shaved my legs once and those hairs have not grown back either. I have no armpit hair and am very sparse in other delicate areas. Thank goodness the hair on my head has grown back completely.

Sheila · 05-13-2010, 06:21 AM

I got Latisse from my eye Dr. Mine was 119.00 at Walgreens, and no insurance coverage....I really needed it after 2 years of Taxol...I would tell you how it works, but I keep forgetting to try it.....maybe something for the chemo brain to remind me to use the Latisse is in order!

vlcarr · 08-23-2010, 03:32 PM

I just wanted to follow up and let everyone know I finally decided to try NeuLash. It doesn't carry the risk of changing your eye color and the research I did indicated it works really well.

It's not cheap-$150.00. I ordered it directly from their website and they had free shipping. It doesn't require a prescription.

I'm excited to try it and will let you all know how it works. Keep your fingers crossed!

CoolBreeze · 08-23-2010, 07:02 PM

After four months my eyelashes are long enough to touch my eyebrows! I had to actually trim a few, they were too long. Latisse works beautifully!

vlcarr · 08-24-2010, 08:50 AM

CoolBreeze,

Did you use it on your bottom lashes as well?

v-ness · 09-01-2010, 12:07 PM

hey there - it says 'not for use on bottom lashes' in the packaging, i believe. not sure why. i suppose you could use it just long enough to jump start the lash growth. i too have been using Latisse (for a little over 4 weeks) and they truly are longer, darker and fuller. i think change in eye color is rare. i don't have to worry about it since my irises are about as brown as they come. good luck with the other stuff! a good lash enhancing pair of products are Cils Booster and Definicils by Lancome. since i hate my hair so much and have to suffer through its growth until it's tolerable, i figure at least my lashes can be pretty. too many mornings i look in the mirror and groan. it sucks looking like Morgan Freeman if you're not really him.

valerie

vlcarr · 09-01-2010, 02:26 PM

Morgan Freeman-lol. I've decided my hair looks like a chia pet. It's curly and frizzy. A long way from my long straight hair of the past. I'm hoping when it gets longer it will not be as frizzy. I still have a patch on the front that's not as thick as the rest too.......

v-ness · 09-01-2010, 02:47 PM

after shelling out $25 for some useless Aveda curl taming cream, i found a $2.75 product that worked in Walmart. Herbal Essences Curl Scrunching Gel. i always had curls that frizzed up in humidity so this battle is not new to me. it's the length that's the struggle. the curl scrunching gel, used liberally, really grabs and sets those curls. my sister told me about a woman who does "brazilian relaxing" (i hope she didn't mistake relaxing for waxing cuz i sure don't want a brazilian wax!) which does not use lye. i might consult about it once my hair grows out a little more. i'd love to see how the straight side lives! i only ever got to experience it after great effort for an hour with a straightening iron. in the 70's i used to pine over the girls with long straight hair as i pulled my mess back in a rubber band. and then they all started in with the perms and i thought WTF!?

i had a weird dream the other night. i dreamt that this girl with long blonde hair and a great set of ta-ta's was at Mardi Gras and even though she wasn't the most glamorous girl there, nor did she take her top off and flash, she was chosen Mardi Gras Queen. when they hoisted her in the air she whipped off her long blonde wig to reveal brand new baby hair just growing in after chemo and i cheered for her because there she was with her beautiful breasts bravely showing them all she was recovering from breast cancer, just like me, and her confidence made mine skyrocket in turn.

valerie

Ellie F · 09-02-2010, 02:29 AM

Good to know i'm not alone! After taxotere my eyebrows are virtually non existent and my top eyelashes number about 3 on each eye!!
Will see if this is available in the UK.
The other odd thing is my bottom lashes are back to normal, me thinks that taxotere must have messed with my hair follicle DNA??

Ellie

v-ness · 09-02-2010, 06:42 AM

ellie - i lost most of my eyebrows at the end and after 5 months they were still pretty pathetic. when i got Latisse i asked if it worked on eyebrows too and the aesthetician said yes. so i've been giving each brow a nightly swipe and indeed they grew back in. no more penciled in brows that i accidentally wipe off when i wipe my forehead during a hot flash!

valerie

b.cozna · 08-15-2017, 12:29 PM

So when my mom went through chemo for non-hodgkin's lymphoma, she lost all her lashes. She buys latisse online through an online dermatology company called YoDerm. You take a few pictures of your lashes and submit them, and an actual dermatologist prescribed you latisse. It gets mailed directly to her house. She's been using it for several months now and her lashes have grown significantly. I believe it costs her about $110/month. I would highly recommend this company. I like knowing I'm getting legitimate latisse and that a real doctor prescribes it. Most importantly, it helps her feel beautiful again!