A medical practitioner at Mushin General Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Ayopo Adeyemi, warned women against the use of false lashes, commonly used to enhance a woman’s beauty, in view of its grievous consequences.
Adeyemi revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in Lagos that the health implications of fixing false eyelashes included corneal abrasions or ulcers, damage of the natural eyelashes, eye sensitivity, amongst others.
In addition, Adeyemi said fixing of artificial eyelashes had become an increasingly popular trend in the fashion world as most ladies, regardless of the health implications, seek perfection and glamour.
According to her, natural eyelashes had its natural way of preventing dirt, sweat, bacteria and other foreign materials from entering into the eye by trapping and keeping out anything that comes near.
Adeyemi added that false eyelashes would accommodate the dirt, thereby causing different forms of allergy and infections.
“The use of harmful chemicals on the eyelashes can cause them to fall out quicker than they naturally would and it is also dangerous when tools to be used come in close proximity to the eye.
“Artificial eyelashes can cause trauma to the eye either through the glue and other materials used or unprofessional operators; there could be introduction of microbes into the eye causing conjunctivitis of all types.
If not for my birthday yesterday, been a while I fixed lashes. This is good to know.