The solution, manufactured by American pharmaceutical giant Allergen -
which also makes Botox, must be applied daily during the period
of the treatment, claims to double the thickness of the lashes as well
as making them 18 % darker and 25 % longer. Having applied the lotion for four months, women can even reduce the
dose by half to maintain the lashes' thickness and length and if they
stop the treatment altogether, the lash will revert to its thinner,
shorter original condition.
“This treatment is bigger than
Botox in the US,” said Dr Mark Fuller, co-founder of the LashesClinic
chain which has already treated 600 women at its centres in Manchester,
Liverpool, Leeds, London and Glasgow.
During clinical trials in 2008,
Bimatoprost was ruled safe for cosmetic use, though pregnant or
breast-feeding women and anyone who has had cataract surgery in the
past three months were advised against use.
Roughly three per cent of testers
experienced side effects, the most common being red and itchy eyes or
darkened eyelids. In rare but extreme cases, the user’s eye colour
changed. But the doctors behind LashesClinic claim that the side-effects
came only from overenthusiastic application.
“Two out of 600 patients reported
red or itchy eyes,” said co-founder Dr Usman Goheer. “One was applying
the solution to the lower lash - it is only supposed to be used on the
top lash. The other was using two drops instead of one in an effort to
grow her lashes more quickly.
“We put
them back on the right track and no one has stopped using the
treatment because of side effects, or because they have found that it
doesn’t work.” - The Mail on Sunday
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