XXXX due to eyelash extensions.

@entity1 @entity13266 @entity2194 @entity548 @entity9849 @entity406 @entity735 @entity2788 @entity56 @entity3169
PURPOSE: Eyelash extensions are a beauty treatment in which individual synthetic extensions are applied, lash by lash, to natural eyelashes. The procedure is becoming popular worldwide because they seem more natural and last longer than other types of false eyelashes. However, partly because a bonding agent (glue) containing organic substances is applied near the eyes, consultations with ophthalmologic clinics and the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan have increased annually. In the present study, we investigated @entity735 due to eyelash extensions. METHODS: @entity2788 were retrospectively investigated in 107 @entity1 (age 21-52 years) who visited ophthalmologic clinics in Japan with complaints of eye symptoms resulting from eyelash extensions between March 2007 and March 2010. The @entity1 had no history of @entity2194 . Of the @entity1 42 were 21 to 29 years of age, 44 were 30 to 39 years, 19 were 40 to 49 years, and 2 were 50 to 60 years. Three glues, the ingredients of which are not disclosed, were chemically analyzed for detection of more than 70 substances suspected to be ingredients. RESULTS: The @entity2788 due to eyelash extensions included @entity9849 due to invasion of glue or removing agents in 64 @entity1 , @entity56 due to glues in 42 @entity1 (4 of these @entity1 developed both @entity9849 and @entity56 ), @entity3169 due to eyelid-fixing tapes in 3 @entity1 , @entity56 due to eyelid-fixing tapes in 1 @entity1 , and @entity548 due to compression during removal of extensions in 1 @entity1 . In all 107 @entity1 , the symptoms were resolved by adequate treatments with eye drops and/or ointments. Ingredient analysis detected @entity406 in concentrations above the standard threshold level in all 3 glues. In addition, lead and @entity13266 were also detected; however, concentrations of these particular compounds were low and therefore unlikely to cause disorders in @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Eyelash extension procedures may cause @entity2788 , such as @entity9849 and @entity56 ; indeed, all glues for eyelash extensions analyzed in the present study contained @entity406 , which can cause @entity9849 . From the viewpoint of hygienics, it is necessary to disinfect devices, provide handling instructions for organic solvents, improve glue ingredients, and improve the ophthalmologic knowledge of the practitioners.
