Luxurious long thick eyelashes - this is the dream of absolutely any girl. In pursuit of this almost unattainable goal, the typical fair sex begins to experiment in choosing the most suitable mascara, which will certainly make the eyelashes thicker and longer. Or begins to get involved in the extension of artificial eyelashes, thanks to which the girl has the opportunity not only to abandon her daily eye makeup, but also to feel confident twenty-four hours a day!
In addition to these two categories of girls, there is a very small percentage of those who are most lucky (at first glance). These are girls who are owners of a double row of eyelashes. Do not believe that this is possible? In this case, urgently read this article to the end! And then you will believe that the double row of eyelashes is not a fiction or a new way to grow artificial eyelashes.
Why do some people have eyelashes growing in two rows?
The reason for this phenomenon among girls and men (yes, they are no exception) is dystychiasis. Sounds like a pretty scary diagnosis. And no wonder, because this is a mutation - a double row of eyelashes. In scientific terms, eyelashes in two rows appear in humans as a result of transcription errors of the sixteenth chromosome.
Photos of a double row of eyelashes in people can be both beautiful and terrifying. What else do you need to know about this?
Is a double row of eyelashes transmitted from parents to children?
Yes, it is transmitted. Anyone who has studied biology well at school, and with it the topic of heredity, can understand why one cannot guarantee that dystychiasis will pass from your parents to you, but such a chance is likely. A double row of eyelashes can be transmitted from generation to generation, like all other types of mutations. Moreover, the gene responsible for the formation of such an anomaly is dominant. Therefore, in the event that someone had long double eyelashes in the family of mom or dad, the likelihood of transmitting this trait to a child increases significantly. Since such a mutation is a rare occurrence, the likelihood that both of your parents have a dystychiasis gene is incredibly small. Therefore, it is difficult to predict whether you (or your children) will become the happy owner of a double row of eyelashes.
Is distichiasis a reward or a curse?
It would seem like happiness, just take it and be born with a double row of eyelashes! Thick, beautiful, long two rows of hairs that do not even need to be tinted with mascara, because they are already beautiful! Is it really? Not always. In some cases, dystychiasis poses a serious threat to corneal integrity.
Sometimes a double row of eyelashes in people leads to serious eye health problems and therefore it is considered a full-fledged disease. Eye tic, tearing, pain and burning in the eyes, corneal ulcer - all this clearly does not make a person's life better, even if he still has gorgeous eyelashes in two rows. For this reason, distichiasis is treated, which will be discussed in more detail in the next subparagraph of this article.
Below you can see a photo of a double row of eyelashes.
Preparation for the treatment of dysthiasis
There are several ways to treat this phenomenon. But previously certain drugs are prescribed to the patient - antibiotics, as well as drops for the eyes. The purpose of this treatment is to protect the cornea from viruses and bacteria, as well as prepare the eyes for the intervention of specialists. Now you need to tell you about the types of treatment for this mutation.
Surgical intervention
The first treatment option for dysthiasis is surgery. Previously, the human eyelid is frozen so that the procedure does not cause discomfort. After that, that part of the mucosa that was affected by the mutation is removed. This method is very scary. Many people start to tremble at the thought that the surgeon will cut something or dig in their eyes in some other way. Indeed, a frightening process. Fortunately, there are other ways to remove the second row of eyelashes.
Laser hair removal
Laser hair removal is a common occurrence. According to the experience of those who used the procedure, we can say that such hair removal does not harm your body and is unlikely to scare. Depending on the level of the pain threshold, some feel considerable discomfort during the procedure, and some just a slight tingling sensation. Therefore, think a few times if you really do not want to invest in pain medication? Radiation hair removal is a very effective way to remove a double row of eyelashes.
Manual hair removal method
It is also called an independent method. In fact, one cannot advise such a method to anyone, because it is rather dangerous. Not everyone can decide to do this. The previous methods of treating dysthiasis are based on your appeal to a specialist who is professionally trained and is not the first to see what is happening before your eyes. He knows how to handle it. In the same method, you yourself are left alone with the problem and out of inexperience, inadvertently you can accidentally harm yourself.
This method of dealing with the second row of eyelashes cannot even be called a full-fledged treatment, because it will not help you completely get rid of this flaw. The procedure for manual method of hair removal will have to be repeated every time, as they grow. As for the removal methods in this method, excess hair can be cut with small scissors. To do this without getting hurt and not cutting off those eyelashes that are still useful to you is quite difficult. I would like to believe that no one had the desire to pull the hairs out of the eyelid with tweezers.
The rehabilitation period and the possibility of complications after treatment
It is present even when the intervention was not too painful. The rehabilitation period after treatment of dysthiasis lasts two weeks. At this time, the patient also continues to take the prescribed pills, antibiotics and uses special drops for the eyes, which help protect the cornea from environmental influences.
As for the possibility of complications after the treatment of dysthiasis, there is practically none. In approximately ninety-seven percent of cases, if the patient followed all the recommendations of his attending physician and did not neglect the rehabilitation period, the treatment will indeed be successful. If the patient did not take all the advice seriously, erosion of the cornea, inflammation of the eye, conjunctivitis, and also visual impairment can occur.
Wonderful owner of two-row eyelashes
Elizabeth Taylor is an actress who was remembered by her viewers not only for her excellent films, her love of jewelry, her many marriages, but also for her beautiful, unusual purple eyes and a double row of eyelashes. Photo Elizabeth Taylor can not fully convey the incredible beauty of this woman. Is all this a natural anomaly? The double row of eyelashes is not the only mutation that nature has awarded the actress. Purple eyes are also an unusual and beautiful deviation in the human body.
Unfortunately, in addition to beautiful mutations, the actress was also haunted by many diseases in her life. On some of the samples, Taylor was asked to flush out excess makeup from the eyes. Those around were very surprised that this was not makeup, but only the natural beauty of the actress. Elizabeth had to work hard to prove to everyone around that she was not just a beautiful woman, but also a magnificent actress with a double row of eyelashes. And she did it!
Now you know more about the double row of eyelashes. This is not a kind of building, but a reward (or, conversely, a curse) of nature. You also know about the minuses and pluses of this phenomenon. He will be very lucky for the person to whom the second row of his eyelashes will not cause any discomfort. Otherwise, you should contact a specialist for help as soon as possible.