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Is plucking your eyebrows bad?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

No: but sometimes you may end up with a small lump where there hair once was. This would go away in a few days.

Dr Gabor agreed

Answered 5/1/2015

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Can consistent pulling or plucking of eyebrow hair cause a permanent change in the direction of the hair growth (ie cause upward growing hair to now permanently grow more down and outward)?

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Does eyebrow plucking cause eye twitching?

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Large infected bump below eyebrow caused from plucking eyebrow. It needs to be popped or release the puss out of bump. Otc medicene to help this or home remedy. Pressure and red and swollen. 1 inch by 1 inch in size.

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If you have an eye infection on one eye, does plucking all the eyelashes help with the infection?

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If you have an eye infection on one eye, does plucking out all the eyelashes in the infected eye reduce the infection?

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