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RRT Post - Eyebrows & Eyelashes

Welcome back to The Really Real Truth Series. It's been a while so I thought I would pull a topic from the list and compose a quick post.
As you might have heard, most (not all) chemotherapy drugs result in hair loss. All hair is at risk (woohoo!). It seems that wild card areas are the eyebrows and the eyelashes. This can be particularly difficult since your eyebrows and lashes (or lack thereof) can significantly change your appearance, and not necessarily in a good way. For me, I've kind of fallen in the middle - my eyebrows have thinned a good amount but there are still some there to work with. My lashes thinned slightly but mascara seems to be enough to make them look normal. I have false lashes but have not yet worn them...haven't really felt the need. The thinning brows have taken a tiny bit more effort. So far, a little dark shadow and some brow sealer has been enough. I'll post the info on the brow sealer on the Products page. If you need some guidance for building up remaining brows or starting with blank slate, I have a link to a great instructional video on the Links  & Resources page from a blogger with alopecia. She makes it look easy but with practice, it doesn't take too long.
As always, the key here is to remember that this is all temporary. I'm sure I'll soon be complaining and about my eyebrows looking like caterpillars, but for now, I'll continue to try to bulk them up.  ;-)