By Staff Writer on Monday, January 5, 2009Filed Under: Cosmetic Surgery News
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Latisse as a treatment for enhancing and improving eyelash prominence.
Bimatoprost was initially used to help patients with glaucoma however users of the drug soon found that one of the side-effects was that their eyelashes grew thicker, longer and darker. A more detailed analysis found that eyelashes treated with the gel grew around 2mm in 6 weeks, around twice as long as those using a placebo.
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By SCS on Wednesday, October 29, 2008Filed Under: Cosmetic Surgery News
A drug which treats the eye disease glaucoma may become an alternative to mascara. Lumigan, sometimes also known as Bimatoprost, is a drug which is used to help combat glaucoma and recently it has been found that one of the side-effects of the drug is that eyelash growth doubles. The side-effects are so profound that the makers of the drug have applied for a cosmetic license in America.
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