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I fully trimmed my eyelashes, how long will they take to grow back long?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

3 mo: Trimming eyelashes will not accelerate their growth. They function to protect the eye - so don't trim them. I didn't know the answer - so i researched it - reportedly 3 months on average.

Answered 2/5/2013

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