Regular Use of Eyelash Extensions Linked to Skin Mites, Eye Irritation and Blocked Glands
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Research alerted about possible problems of hygiene and eye irritation.
Study links eyelash extensions to skin mites, eye irritation and blocked glands
A study among young women who regularly have eyelash extensions has found most have tiny mites, called Demodex folliculorum, living on their lashes. These mites can cause a painful reaction in the skin called demodicosis.
Regular use of eyelash extensions linked to skin mites, eye irritation and blocked glands
A study among young women who regularly have eyelash extensions has found most have tiny mites, called Demodex folliculorum, living on their lashes. These mites can cause a painful skin reaction called demodicosis.
In regular eyelashes, 24 out of 25 women have skin mites that cause irritation and other symptoms, which should cause doctors to think about the safety of the procedure and encourage women to monitor hygiene, and Ukrainian ophthalmologists in a report at the European conference.
AGI - Regular use of extensions for eyelashes is associated with the proliferation of microscopic mites, such as Demodex folliculorum, and the dysfunction of the Meibomy glands, causing dryness, eye irritation and blepharitis, a common and often chronic inflammation of the free margin of the eyelids. To launch the alarm a study, presented at the 44th Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, conducted by scientists of …
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