Fixing of eyelashes DANGEROUS, physician warns

Fixing of artificial eyelashes, commonly used to enhance beauty, is dangerous and can cause serious damage to the eye, Dr Ayopo Adeyemi, warned a medical practitioner.

Adeyemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that the health implications of fixing false eyelashes included corneal abrasions or ulcers, damage of the natural eyelashes, eye sensitivity, amongst others.  

She 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, a practitioner at Mushin General Hospital, Lagos, said false eyelashes would accommodate the dirt, thereby causing different forms of allergy and infections.