Bellevue LASIK & Cornea Blog | Dr. Leavitt and Dr. Farag

Great news! Bellevue LASIK & Cornea is now offering a cosmetic enhancement for the eyes – Latisse™, an easy way to thicken and lengthen your eyelashes.

Latisse has received FDA approval to treat the condition known as hypotrichosis – inadequate eyelashes. Dr. Leavitt can prescribe this for you and you can apply it to your eyelashes very easily each night.

Hair, including eyelashes, grows only part of the time. It has a growth phase and then a resting phase. Latisse works by extending the growth phase, which allows more eyelashes to grow, and enables them to grow longer. Latisse also increases the amount of melanin in the eyelashes – the pigment that gives them their color.

How to Use Latisse
Latisse is supplied in a kit with a container of solution and a number of sterile applicators. You place a drop of solution on an applicator and draw it gently across the base of your upper eyelashes. Use a separate applicator for each eye to avoid any cross-contamination. Do this every evening as part of your preparations for sleep.

After four weeks you will notice your eyelashes becoming longer, thicker, and darker. Because Latisse operates only during the hair’s growth phase, about four months are needed for your full results. They will be quite dramatic.

If you are getting ready to have LASIK you may be able to stop wearing glasses. That in itself will change your facial appearance a lot. Think of the increased attractiveness if your eyelashes are darker, thicker, and longer. Women have used eye makeup since ancient times because beautiful eyes have always been a great asset. You will not need to use mascara or eyeliner any more if you use Latisse instead.

If you would like to learn more about Latisse, please call or email our office today and we will schedule a personal consultation for you with Dr. Kent Leavitt.