A medical practitioner, Dr. Ayopo Adeyemi, on Sunday warned women against the use of artificial eyelashes, commonly used to enhance beauty, in view of its grievous consequences. Adeyemi told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the health implications of fixing false eyelashes included corneal abrasions or ulcers, damage of the natural eyelashes, and eye sensitivity, among others. Adeyemi, a practitioner at Mushin General Hospital, Lagos, said false eyelashes would accommodate the dirt, thereby causing different forms of allergy and infections. “Artificial eyelashes can cause trauma to the eye either through the glue and other materials used or unprofessional operators. Adeyemi advised ladies to minimise the rate at which they fix false eyelashes if they must retain healthy natural ones.

Source: Punch May 27, 2018 17:26 UTC