Top eye doctor reveals the surprising reason you shouldn't wear fake lashes READ MORE: I went blind in one eye after getting false lashes By Maiya Focht Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:26 EDT, 20 June 2024 | Updated: 16:24 EDT, 20 June 2024 e-mail 22 View comments Haley Dean, a Nashville hairstylist and mother, said for years that getting eye lash extensions made her feel 'so pretty.' That was until her eyes became inflamed, red and itchy and her entire face began to swell.
In a panic, she rushed to urgent care to find out she had developed an allergy to her fake eye lashes and had to have them removed immediately or risk having her eyes swell shut, she explained on TikTok . And she is far from alone, according to Dr Will Flanary, an Oregon-based ophthalmologist. In a post on X, Dr Flanary said these popular beauty treatments 'look horrifying' when patients come in complaining of eye pain and discomfort.
He added that fake eyelashes 'frequently result in red, itchy, swollen, irritated eyelids. The eye doctor called them 'a sebaceous swamp,' referencing the dirt and oil that builds up under the false lashes, which becomes the perfect breeding ground for infections. Eyelash extensions can lead to infection, allergy and shedding your natural eyelashes, experts say.
Improper care can also lead to an infestation of tiny parasitic bugs. @haleybuchanandean Yeah..
.. Not my journey #eyelashextensionfail also it was jot the lash techs fault she has done my lashes in the.
