Patient's question:
Is it true that cutting a baby's eyelashes will make them grow longer? I used to hear older people say this, and I thought it had no scientific basis. Now that I have a child, I hear some young people say the same thing. I don't know if it's really true that cutting eyelashes will make them grow longer, and whether it has any adverse effects.Doctor's answer:
Actually, eyelashes and eyebrows are just like beards and hair—cut more, they grow more and faster, and they become darker and thicker. This is based on evidence. But I heard from older people that you should wait a hundred days before cutting them, and not cut them until there’s nothing left. That’s easy to hurt her eyes, so you should leave a little. You can trim them as you see fit. It’s okay, it’s best not to trim them at all. You can think about it yourself.