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Dr. Barrie Soloway, Surgical Director of Vista Alliance Eye Care Associates and Director of the Autonomous LADARvision Center of Excellence at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary's Vision Correction Center, appeared in the July, 1999 issue of Glamour, the national women's fashion/beauty magazine.

Glamour, July, 1999

Beauty Word of Mouth: Lash Perms

Salons say teensy perming rods can give your lashes longterm lift. Here's the lowdown.

Q: I've heard that some salons are perming eyelashes.  Should I do it?

A: If the new curling mascaras don't curl enough for you, and you're tired of wrangling with your eyelash curler every morning, many salons now claim to have your fix: an eyelash perm.

How it Works: Your lashes are glued to tiny perming rods, then painted with a gel perm solution. "We use a gel so there's no chance of it running into the eye and causing injury," explains Helen Lee, owner of New York City's Helen Lee Skin Care & Cosmetics. After about 10 minutes, a neutralizer is brushed on to deactivate the perming solution, and your lashes are patted with wet

Qtip to free them of the rod.  The result? Upswept lashes that supposedly stay that way for about three to six months (for about $78).

The Safety Factor: It's not recommended by the doctors whom we talked with.  "Perming chemicals tend to be caustic, so I would advise patients against having the procedure," says Barrie D. Soloway, MD, CoMedical Director for the Vision Correction Center at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.

Bottom Line: For risk takers only.

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