LATISSE ® is a FDA approved drug, which is popular for offering longer and darker eyelashes. It offers many cosmetic and health benefits as well. LATISSE ® has a main ingredient known as bimatoprost, which encourages tje growth of eye lashes in users. Bimatoprost is a synthetic prostamide, which is a member of the family of fatty molecules.
Scientists are still exploring the mechanism behind the benefits and effects caused by the prostamides. However, it is an established fact that it results in thicker and longer eyelashes within a few weeks of administration. According to Allergan, the company behind the manufacturing of this product, you can expect the results of LATISSE ® within 8 to 16 weeks after the beginning of the treatment. Some of the major cosmetic and health benefits promised by LATISSE ® are:
Longer Eyelashes
LATISSE ® is proven to increase the length of your eyelashes, resulting in much longer and beautiful eyelashes. In the clinical trials conducted for the FDA approval, patients experienced a net 25 percent elongation in their lash length. The full results usually begin to show after 12 to 16 weeks of beginning of the treatment. The desired length is ensured after regular use of the solution for a first few months. You will see the first changes on the eighth week from the treatment.
Scientists have said that bimatoprost promotes a longer growth period for these eyelashes, and thus encourages more hair to grow from the eyelid.
Thicker, Richer and Darker Eyelashes
Along with the length, several other attributes of eyelashes are also enhanced by LATISSE ® . Patients have reported to have thicker, richer and darker eyelashes after the first few weeks of the treatment. Several video diaries and testimonials of patients (posted on the Allergan website) who have used LATISSE ® also point in a similar direction.
In the clinical trials held for gaining the FDA approval, 78 percent of the total of 278 adults reported significant improvement in their eyelash attributes. They also claimed an increase in fullness and thickness by 106 percent and an increase in darkness by 18 percent.
Regrowth of Lost Eyelashes after Disease/Accident
Apart from the cosmetic benefits of LATISSE ® , a major health benefit of this product is the help offered to people having sparse eyelashes due to a medical history. Some people lose their eyelashes as a result of aging or due to the side effects of some rare disease. LATISSE ® is equally suitable for such patients. Moreover, eyelashes can also be lost accidentally and LATISSE ® can serve in such cases as well. Many scientists contend that use of Latisse should be restricted only to regain eyelashes that are sparse/lost rather than using this product just for cosmetic purposes.
The cost of LATISSE ® is around $120 for a months supply. You may want to get a eye check up by your ophthalmologist to see if you are the right candidate to gain the entire range of cosmetic and health benefits of LATISSE ® .
