I am facing a really weird dilemma here to be sure. But first some background.
About 10 years ago, my eye doctor put me on Bimatoprost, for glaucoma.
My eye pressure was always borderline high, just like my mother’s. And the eye doctors had always been monitoring it.
Actually, I did a little research. And Bimatoprost is not usually the first medicine of choice, for glaucoma. I suspect my eye doctor put me on it, because it is least irritating. (I have a chronic eyelid infection, and it causes constant irritation.) But that is all for another discussion.
Anyways, so far the medicine seems to be working, although last visit, the eye pressure did spike a little. But that is not what concerns me.
Bimatoprost has left me with long, feminine eyelashes! And no, that is not what gay men like me want. Most gay men are repelled by the idea (although I certainly support the rights of people who are into that kind of thing:)).
I asked the receptionist, at one of my doctors, what women do when they have eyelashes that are too long. She laughed, and said, women usually want eyelashes like that. So they have no procedure, as such, for controlling their length.
What can I do? Yes, I know, I could just take some scissors to them. But I don’t like the idea of sharp implements, so close to my eyes. My barber does trim your eyebrows, and for a good price. But I don’t know if he would do that. And as I said, I would be afraid to even ask, for the reasons I just gave.
A simple, safe way of dealing with the problem: What do the rest of you have to say? I would be interested to know if there is something I haven’t considered yet.
BTW, stopping the Bimatoprost, and taking another med, is not an option, as I said. On the upside though, if you’re woman, and you want to take the drug for cosmetic purposes (which it is sold for too), I say go for it. I can at least attest to the fact it works for that purpose;).
:):):)