Brows and lashes falling out again!

Hi Scousespice welcome to the forum. and I am sorry to hear what is happening  for you. Our eyebrows and eyelashes are part of who we are so they are very important for us all.  I wonder if you have a local Boots Chemist near you and if so so do they have a a NO7 make up counter in it? My main reason for suggesting this is that I have fairly recently found out that Boots are in partnership with Macmillan and you can make a Macmillan appointment with an advisor from the N07 range to talk you through Skin care including eyebrows and eyelashes after Cancer treatment.  I met them at our local Breast Cancer support group and was very impressed at their level of knowledge in relation to skin care after treatment  and what to use and what not to use. 

I know that that may not exactly answer your query but its another route for you to explore. 

Sending some hugs for now  xxx 

Very helpful to know about boots

I had a powder brow which meant that when my eyebrows fell out or thinned, I had something there. You could microblade them I guess. You can also get eyeliner tattoos, which I wasn't brave enough to do. A good eye liner will make it look like you have lashes. I do feel for you as this stage is tricky.

Hi ScouseSpice  I am just wondering if your lashes continued to fall out or if you found out a reason for it? I am also 21 weeks post chemo and have noticed my lashes are falling out again! 

Hi Shellbell24, 

They started growing back almost immediately and are now full again. I read that lifecycle of brows and lashes is 3-4months, so for them to fall out about 20 weeks after the end of chemo makes sense! If they all grew back at the same time then they all fall out at the same time! I guess normally we would never notice because each one has its own lifecycle. Over time it will probably become less noticeable. 

hope you are doing ok post-chemo. 
xx

Oh that’s good to hear, it’s horrible to experience this again! I never thought about the cycle of growth, it does make sense but I do hope it does become less noticeable! Thanks for responding & I hope you’re doing well too