Do Lash Extensions Damage Your Lashes?

Dr. Rupa Wong, eye surgeon, loves lash extensions. Here she talks about if they actually cause your natural lashes to break or fall out and the science behind it all.

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[trinitysmith]

So happy I found this video before getting them. They’re so pretty, but my natural eyelashes are already long and I don’t want to ruin them.

[GtlashbyGia]

I’m a lash artist creating content for our salon new hires. This is really good materials especially coming from someone that knows the science behind the eyes! THANK YOU. The lash industry have been dying to have doctors to do keep a dive into our adhesives. At the end of the day are just aestheticians, not doctors... we have limited education and resources in terms of the science behind the making of the adhesives. In the industry Right now adhesives are our #1 concern. We’re loosing clients left and right because people have become so sensitive over time.

[weiyan]

Thank you so much, amazing and informative video!! I just got into lashes with extensions or falsies etc.. and have been looking at all your videos to inform myself what is best and safe. A MILLION THANKS AND BLESSINGS. Your information and personality is amazing and your patients are soo lucky to have you as their doctor! <3

[thebeautygeek]

Hi there! Future Esthetician and hopefully future Nurse after completing esthetician school! I find this video so insightful and love your take on the reality of lash extensions but giving the tips of the SAFE ways to go about this process. Taking breaks is a necessity - clients who go every 2 weeks for a year will ruin their lashes regardless due to excessive wear and tear. It just happens with them - there are so many external factors in which play a part. But it is also about the type of client and being a good candidate (understanding your sensitivities, cleansing, taking proper care, and taking breaks). Giving your lashes breaks between sets even if you do fills for a few months, is again so necessary in maintaining the integrity of your natural lashes. The problem with our industry is no one tells you this for A. More Money or B. They simply do not know. That is the sad truth. So unless we are educating our clients, they won't understand and we will have to face into the dilemma with them when their lashes are no longer full and healthy naturally. Taking a good 3 month break with daily lash serum and then getting a full set with refills every two weeks with proper cleansing can leave the lashes continuously looking healthy. They get you addicted to that look and that is what sells! This is why it is important as a lash artist to offer other types of services for when that client wants to take a break and do something more natural with their lashes for awhile. Tinting is a great alternative to extensions and is waaaay less harsh chemically on the lashes themselves and gives a soft look for a few weeks without the use of mascara (which can also cause fallout and irritation). So you just have to be careful and know your stuff! :) Thanks again for being an awesome doctor! I look up to female medical leaders like you!

[ang]

Super helpful! You explain everything very well and and don’t blab on which is great and hard to find these days!! 💗

[kristen]

Thank you! I'm doing research on lash extensions before getting them. I'm so thankful I found your channel and info! So helpful! ❤ from Colorado

[melissagriffith]

I'm a lash stylist that was trained via Xtreme Lashes. Thankfully, the training program instructed me how to measure specific areas of the eye in order to know what extension lengths & diameters are acceptable to apply to clients. Along with that area of training, we also had to demonstrate the cleansing process in order to receive our certification. Those 2 areas of lash artistry are so important.

Thank you so much for providing a detailed explanation to non-lash artists the importance of both areas.. especially the cleaning.

[meilindye]

This video is so informative. Thank you for sharing. Those potential research topics would be very interesting!

[cookingwithmamamaggie]

I actually just got my lashes removed, after getting them done for almost a year. My lashes were very full, and long previous to getting them done. Now they are short and stubby, I regret getting them done initially. They looked very pretty when I had the lash extensions, but this aftermath is not the greatest.

[trayintellect]

I kept applying them and losing my natural lashes any ways I could grow them back my natural lashes were perfect but I got addicted to individuals and now I’ve spoilt it. Just hope I can maintain my self esteem

[corradoengstrom]

I’ve been using Latisse in the past and decided to try less expensive alternatives. I didn’t expect drastic results from Dermalmd lash growth serum, but it exceeded my expectations. I saw results after few uses. I noticed my lashes got maybe 20% longer and also fuller. I have sensitive eyes and product doesn’t cause any irritation. The application is super simple.

[evelynbaron]

Well met Dr Wong! I have listened to Dr. Dray for the last few years who as you know is very conservative and I refuse to spend a fortune on skin care perhaps because i've lived in France where less is more and no-one will tell you their secret recipe for food or how they fool the world ... I also swim but in a swimming pool and my lashes used to be very long but I am 66 and not dead yet and so use waterproof mascara which is a pain. I met someone who has extensions that look totally natural so ... by the way watched the entire video and subscribed and I blame Covid 19 for my reduced attention span ... an actual book in my hand is a gift and I got rid of my tv and netflix (amazon prime last thing to go)/ My lashes are shorter because of age; I inherited my Dad's eyebrows and touch them up a bit but ... I get the allergy aspect and am willing to pay more money for someone who knows what they are doing mostly because I am in love which is a very enjoyable form of temporary insanity which may lead to lasting friendship but it is also true that we all put on the faces to meet the faces we meet to quote TS Eliot a fact of life. Intimacy and letting oneself be vulnerable is terrifying. He already knows what I look like ... so many people struggle with how we are perceived and you are obviously drop dead gorgeous and I just wonder why we torment ourslelves (lost my reading glasses:_ Hope this resonates with one of your viewers .... and meanwhile

[yogawithsamantharose]

Great video! I use individual lashes at home and apply at-home non professional glue, Ardell LashTite, which has 2 ingredients: Methoxyisopropyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, and also denatured alcohol. The Ardell LashTite remover contains Methylpropanediol. Prior to this I used strip lashes with regular (Kiss, Duo, etc) adhesive for several years.

When I used the strip lashes & adhesive I would feel irritation throughout the day and get red puffy eyes if I put them on for a few days in a row. Using the LashTite, I feel a little irritation from the glue the first 24-48hrs and then after that not a problem.

I have very thick and dark natural eyelashes. The only issues I have had with eyelashes coming off is user error-every week or two when I reapply a new set, I use the lash remover, and sometimes I pull the lashes off too soon. Out comes one or two hairs. That's just on me.

[jenamaste]

I always say, why put something fake on your natural body, when You can just take care of what You have. I like to keep life simple and beauty doesn’t have to be painful or that expensive, nature has given us all we need to take care. we just have lost ourselves and allowed society to manipulate us on what is beautiful and what’s not.

[MISAO_SAO]

After a year of wearing lash extensiond, my eyes would water and stay watery despite me wiping them. I decided to remove the extensions because I thought is was bizarre.

[hally]

Hi Doctor Rupa. So so glad that I found this video. I just had my extensions removed (only had one set and one fill) and my left eye has the shortest lashes. I took a 3 year break between extensions. Looking forward to them growing back😭❤

[calb]

I just had my lashes done. First time around had a classic look and the second time around I got a volume set. I was not shown how to clean them and just a few days ago I used dry shampoo for my straight hair (I normally wear it naturally curly) and the dry shampoo irritated my eyes so badly they got swollen and red I was so itchy and rubbed them so much I went from having 60% to 10% of my lashes in tact. I understand I was not the lashes but I think not cleaning them daily/properly plus the allergic reaction to the dry shampoo made my eye lids puffy and red

[ye.]

I dont think you were fear mongering at all. On the contrary, Dr Dray did a video on lash extensions and told people they are a no no

[Pipspets]

It definitely caused lash loss for me. I found some of the glue was applied to multiple eyelashes so when the extension just fell out itself it still had all my natural lashes attached where it had waxed them off 😐

[roarfiercefemininerisingma]

Watching this now. Did you get them done again? How was another year of doing them? I am new to them and love them so much but just took my first break and I have the tiniest lashes left. Lol