Eyelash Extensions Gone Wrong!

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On the way to an esthetician to get eyelash extensions, the imagination is limitless. The brain cannot stop fantasizing and imagining without even thinking twice about the things that can go wrong. بيت 365 Quite similarly, the fantasies of a young student were shattered when the eyelash extensions took her eyesight, albeit for a couple of hours!

A 20-year old student, Megan Rixson, living in the UK,
presents to the outpatient clinic with complaints of eye swelling, tearing,
redness, and loss of vision for 2 hours, preceded by the eyelash extension done
at a new, local salon on the 19th of October 2018.

Gradually her vision got blurred and she couldn’t see clearly. She went to a local clinic to seek professional help.

Megan claims that the esthetician used nail glue on
her eyelashes, which resulted in swelling and loss of vision.

Although her loss of vision was temporary, and she regained her vision after she was treated at the local clinic. Megan said:

“When she was doing the first one, my eyes were stinging lots, but she said, don’t worry, it’s normal, and told me to hold my eye open. It was burning so much my eyes were naturally closing, but she kept telling me to hold them open. bwin شركة After she was done, I sat up on the bed and couldn’t open them. I said, this isn’t normal, but she kept saying it was.”

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An optometrist and president of the American
Optometric Association, Dr. Samuel D. Pierce said:

“They have the potential to cause redness, irritation, and inflammation that can cause conjunctivitis or pink eye from trapped foreign particles,”

The glue used can also
cause allergic reactions, which can subsequently lead to corneal abrasions. Corneal
abrasions can progress to ulcers. Corneal ulcers are fatal. If the ulcer gets
infected, there are even higher chances of permanent loss of vision.

Megan was lucky enough
to seek medical help and get the right treatment at the right time, which saved
her from permanent visual loss.

After having a horrifying experience, she has advice for those who dream of getting eyelash extensions to spread awareness. She advised:

“My first bit of advice would be to make
sure you always carry out a glue test. And second of all, ask the beautician
what glue they use, ask to see it.”

Dr. Samuel’s first advice is to avoid the procedure,
but for those who are ready to keep the risk, he advises them to be vigilant and
not feel shy in asking the estheticians questions regarding the products they
are using and the kind of glue they use. Besides, it is also important to
observe the level of hygiene maintained and practiced by the estheticians and
the staff, including the use of gloves, handwashing rituals, etc.

“My first advice would be to don’t do
it.”

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Dr. Arsia Hanif has been a meritorious Healthcare professional with a proven track record throughout her academic life securing first position in her MCAT examination and then, in 2017, she successfully completed her Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery from Dow University of Health Sciences. She has had the opportunity to apply her theoretical knowledge to the real-life scenarios, as a House Officer (HO) serving at Civil Hospital. Whilst working at the Civil Hospital, she discovered that nothing satisfies her more than helping other humans in need and since then has made a commitment to implement her expertise in the field of medicine to cure the sick and regain the state of health and well-being. Being a Doctor is exactly what you’d think it’s like. She is the colleague at work that everyone wants to know but nobody wants to be. If you want to get something done, you approach her – everyone knows that! She is currently studying with Medical Council of Canada and aspires to be a leading Neurologist someday. Alongside, she has taken up medical writing to exercise her skills of delivering comprehensible version of the otherwise difficult medical literature. Her breaks comprise either of swimming, volunteering services at a Medical Camp or spending time with family.

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