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A member asked:

My eyelashes have been falling out like crazy. now the base of the eyelashes right near the lash line are white.guessing they will all fall out?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Eyelashes: You may be developing alopecia of your eyebrows. See a dermatologist to see if it might be caused by a fungus or psoriasis or is idiopathic (cause ubknown).

Answered 3/19/2014

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