In the past, women wanting longer, thicker more prominent eyelashes
were probably put off by the high prices charged from certain websites
for the wildly popular treatments Lumigan or Latisse. These products are
so effective in fact that there are countless celebrity users and
endorsers that include Brooke Shields, Claire Danes, Helen Mirren, Jenny
McCarthy and Mandy Moore, to name just a few, and millions more around
the world have been desperate to get their hands on the products to have
luxuriously boosted lashes just like their favourite celebrities.
In fact, even The Telegraph published part of an interview with
Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren last year, where she sang the
praises of Latisse. She said: “Quite honestly. I don’t really know what
a beauty routine is. But I love beauty products, and I’m always trying
new ones. One thing I consistently use is Latisse. It really works, and
if your eyelashes look great, you can let a lot of other things be
cr*p.”
Moreover, Danielle Lineker, model and
wife of football legend Gary Lineker, offered beauty tips to The Mirror
back in 2011 and spoke of the wonders of the eyelash booster. She raved:
“This stuff really works!…It contains prostaglandin analogue that
stimulates the eyelash follicles to grow hairs that are much longer,
thicker and darker. I’ve had amazing results.”
Here is the great news…Medical Specialists® Pharmacy are delighted to announce eyelash booster Lumigan eye drops
are now available to patients who want to grow longer and more luscious
eyelashes. No longer will only the famous celebrities be able to afford
the product, as Medical Specialists® – famous for its low prices – now
offer Lumigan for the rock bottom price of just £49.95…Much more
affordable than the £180 – £200 a bottle charged from other websites!
And to think all the hysteria from Lumigan has erupted by pure
chance. Back in the early 2000s people suffering with raised pressure in
the eye, for example in open-angle glaucoma, were starting to be
prescribed the eye-drop solution Lumigan. The ingredient in Lumigan –
bimatoprost – works by decreasing pressure inside the eye by increasing
the drainage of fluid from the eye into the blood stream. Soon though,
it was apparent there were some rather unexpected benefits from the
drug.
During this period, eye doctors and their glaucoma patients began to
notice a remarkable side-effect… longer, thicker, darker eyelashes were
flourishing over time.
In disbelief at their wonderful finding, Allergan, the makers of the
drug, didn’t hesitate to get Lumigan through the necessary clinical
trials. Instead of focusing on glaucoma, they were now assessing the
impact of Lumigan for a condition known as hypotrichosis – abnormally
underdeveloped eyelashes or not sufficient to give you adequate or
enough eyelashes.
Following FDA approval in 2008, the product was then launched with
the name ‘Latisse’ and promptly marketed for its ground-breaking
eyelash-boosting powers. After all, who doesn’t crave longer and lusher
lashes? Boosted eyelashes have long been known to give us bigger and
sexier eyes!
In respect of eyelash growth, bimatoprost, a synthetic analogue
(mimic) of a naturally occurring chemical called prostaglandin, is also
believed to be associated with hair growth, working to increase the
length of the active hair growth phase.
You might be forgiven for being confused about Lumigan and the
American branded version Latisse, and what differences there are – if
any. The ingredients, concentrations of all the ingredients, and even
the bottled it is supplied in, are all exactly the same. The only thing
that separates the two is the packaging and the fact that Latisse is
supplied with applicators.
Lumigan may have been first intended to treat glaucoma, but it is far
from being the first occasion when a treatment developed with the
intention of fighting a disease was later discovered to have other
surprising side effects. Cosmetic Botox (also produced by Allergan) was
initially used by ophthalmologists to suppress eyelid spasms, whilst
Minoxidil (contained in hair loss treatment Regaine) was firstly used as an oral treatment for high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction treatment Viagra was initially concocted for treating high blood pressure and angina pectoris.
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