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Hey everyone,

I really need some advice regarding my son...
He’s 15 now, and I honestly have no clue why—or even how—🤷he ended up pulling out his eyelashes.
It’s been going on for about a year and a half, and they just won't grow back.

I’ve hit up local pharmacies, seen dermatologists, and tried pretty much everything else to get some answers, but nothing.
I kept thinking they’d eventually just sprout back, but nope. These tiny little black dots (where the lashes used to be) show up at the root, but there's zero growth—not even a stubble.

Right now, we're just haphazardly rubbing olive oil on them—he told me he's been doing it for like four weeks, and I figured, hey, it can't hurt, right?

If anyone has any ideas or advice, please let me know.

Thanks in advance!

Rebecca Johnson6 said:hey everyone,

I really need some advice for my son...
He's 15 now and I honestly can't wrap my head around why, or what kind of phase he was going through, 🤷he actually pulled out his own eyelashes.
It’s been about a year and a half since it happened, and they just won't grow back...

I've hit up all the local pharmacies, seen various dermatologists, and tried everything to get some answers, but nothing works.
I kept thinking they'd eventually just sprout back up on their own, but nope—nothing. You can see these tiny little dark spots where the lashes should be, but there's zero growth, not even a hint of anything...

Right now, we've just been applying olive oil, and he's been doing that for maybe four weeks or so, since I figured it couldn't hurt...

If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please let me know...

Thanks so much in advance

Try using castor oil, you can easily grab some at a CVS or any drugstore...

boldlynx18 said:Just try rubbing some castor oil on there—you can grab a bottle at any CVS...

Thanks for the tip, but isn't that more for making what you already have thicker or longer?

Do you think this stuff would actually help too?

Thanks in advance!

Look, people don't just go around pulling out their eyelashes for fun. I'm pretty sure we're looking at trichotillomania here.

cosmicwolf27 said:since people don't just go around plucking their eyelashes for fun, I'm pretty sure we're looking at trichotillomania here.

Not even close!

Keep those smart takes coming, please.

Rebecca Johnson6 said:thanks for getting back to me, but isn't the whole point of this stuff to actually make what you already have thicker and longer?

do you think this would actually work too?...

thanks in advance!

I mean, if they're gonna be bigger and longer, they basically have to grow, right? There aren't really any other lash growth serums out there besides hair ones, but honestly, I wouldn't even dream of putting those near my eyes because it seems way too risky... maybe try some castor oil instead, just dab it on twice a day... 👍

boldlynx18 said:I mean, they’ve gotta grow longer to actually look bigger, right? There aren't really any other lash serums out there—just hair stuff—but honestly, I wouldn't risk putting anything near my eyes if it wasn't specifically made for them... Maybe try castor oil? Just dab it on twice a day... 👍

thanks...

That’s exactly what’s stressing me out—the whole eye area thing. I went into a CVS and they were like, "don't use castor oil too close to the eye"...
I don't get it, though—like, if people want longer lashes, they're gonna apply *something*... so you tell me how that works.

anyway, thanks

Rebecca Johnson6 said:thnx...

That’s actually what I’m so stressed about—like, the pharmacist at CVS told me straight up not to use castor oil near my eyes...
I honestly don't get it though, because then you see all these people who are desperate for longer lashes just slathering it on anyway... so now I'm just stuck wondering which one to believe...

anyway, thnx

I really don't think anything bad will happen from using the oil, the worst case is probably just some temporary blurry vision if it gets in your eye before your tears wash it out...