Eyelash Regrow Quickly

hair grows how it grows. i suggest that rather than brainstorm quack methods of regrowing her eyelashes that you help her find better coping mechanisms.

dealing with the tiny bald spot for the month or so it will take for the lashes to regrow will be a good learning experience for her.

putting a petroleum product next to her eye sounds to me like a spectacularly bad idea.
khairete
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Hair just grows at a steady rate - there's not much you can do to hurry it up.
It's important she learn a different habit for when she's nervous instead of plucking her own hair otherwise she'll pluck faster than she can grow it back.

eyelashes are extremely delicate and a very slow growing. Please warn her that repeated plucking of the same eyelash can result in failure to ever regrow. My daughter went through a spell of terrible anxiety when she was about 10 years old and pulled out all of her eyelashes. They have not regrown. It is very sad because they were beautiful and now she has to live with the consequences of something she did as a young child her entire life. There is a medication called Latisse that can speed eyelash regrowth. However, it is extremely expensive and not covered by insurance. Also, once you start to use it you need to keep using it or it will stop working. You can get it from I doctors or dermatologists. I don’t know that I would recommend it for a small patch that was only just plucked. Wait and see if they regrow on their own. We tried it and while I did think that it did seem like some eyelashes were trying to regrow my daughter was not able to maintain consistency in applying the product so it never really worked for her. This is a variation of trichotillomania. Please read up on it. I would suggest any and all homeopathic anti-anxiety products because this could easily spread to all her eyelashes, eyebrows, and hair on her head. There are some therapists who specialize in these types of anxiety disorders and are very good at helping people redirect their pulling desires. Please look into this quickly so you can nip it in the bud. If this problem really takes hold it can be very difficult to change. I don’t mean to scare you but I think it’s important to act quickly rather than wait and see. Good luck!

I'm sorry that happened. My baby girl did the same thing at this age (in addition to plucking too many eyebrows and plucking out hair on her head.) It is definitely an anxiety issue that needs to be addressed. My daughter tried the petroleum jelly and olive oil,but nothing really made them grow back quickly. She decided she hated the way she looked and decided to take her anxiety out on other things..such as drawing and writing. Still looks at videos and pictures with those missing hairs and didn't understand why she did that to herself. It will take time to grow them back. Just try to get to the root of the problem of why she is doing it. Good luck M..

My 12 yo grandson cut off all his eyelashes. I think they were back in a month. After the first week no one seemed to notice he had no eyelashes. I suggest stop paying attention and the time will go faster.

Diane B. is spot on. You need to treat the anxiety issue or this will keep on happening. I wouldn't recommend fake eyelashes since the glue that holds them in place may rip out whatever lashes remain. I also do not recommend Latisse, I read that it can change your eye color if you get the drops inside your eyes and it can also darken the skin on the eyelids. I doubt people are noticing a small gap in her eyelashes, there are more important things to focus on or notice than something like that, please do not keep making this an issue, revert your attention and hers to something else.

I would not put anything oily next to the delicate eye tissue - especially vaseline which is a petroleum jelly!

The problem is not her eyelashes. The problem is that she has some kind of anxiety (constant or fleeting, doesn't matter) and her choice of coping mechanisms was a form of self-harm or self-mutilation, however tame it might be. I think your absolutely priority should be to identify the issue that prompted this, and figure out why she chose to take it out on her body.

Have there been other occasions like this? Is she part of a social group or does she have even just one friend who engages in this sort of thing (could be cutting, could be anything)? Where did she learn this or what made her think of it?

Talk to her doctor about finding her perhaps a counselor or even a life coach to help her focus on her goals, unload the stress, and establish other strategies for managing her pain and worry. It probably isn't going to be you. I say that because most teens don't turn to their parents anyway, and besides, your instant reaction was to find a home remedy for the eyelashes rather than get to the root cause of this. The cosmetic part is not the most important thing! It's not what she did so much as why she did it. Just being "nervous" doesn't prompt most people to harm themselves. I think an objective professional who can spend maybe a short amount of time (a few sessions, unless it's a deep-seated problem) would be your best bet.

I would also let her school nurse know, in case there are other kids doing this, and so the teachers can be on the alert for other signs of nervousness that are prompting her to do negative things.

No, you can't grow hair or eyelashes back any more quickly unfortunately.

Not that you're asking, but it sounds like she has anxiety. She will likely keep doing it, especially if she is anxious over the little bald spot. These types of things feed off each other.

She could possibly use some false eyelashes in the meantime (the kind that you just apply a few to one area). I am not experienced with these, and normally would not recommend for a 13 year old (she'd have to get help from an experienced person). However, if it stops her from plucking more, it might be worth it.

Six years ago when I has naturally sparse eyelashes I began using Latisse from Allergan. It was amazing and grew awesome eyelashes so it is possible to regrow eyelashes and I never had any reactions and it made my eyelashes look thick, darker and so long. Natural loss and growth will cause natural loss if I didn't keep up with it. It took took about three weeks for awesome results. This past Mother's Day I knew I rubbed my eyes like crazy so they became thin again. I can start to see a difference but will definitely see great results in two weeks.

When I was a teen I bashed my head in a motorcycle accident and they all fell out in a motorcycle and grew back in a month.

WebMD
"People who have trichotillomania have an irresistible urge to pull out their hair, usually from their scalp, eyelashes, and eyebrows. Trichotillomania is a type of impulse control disorder. People with these disorders know that they can do damage by acting on the impulses, but they cannot stop themselves."

This COULD be something that she may be dealing with. I would take her to the pediatrician. It's more important to figure out the why behind her hair pulling as opposed to putting a bandaid on the situation.