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Trich long term eye damage
I had trich since I was around 12-13 , I'm 25 now.
My picking was mainly focused on my eyelashes, I had huge periods where I had no lashes at all and would frantically pick at even the smallest regrowing hair.
The trich it self seems to have calmed down massively but it's the after effects that are now weighing heavy on me.
My eyelids and the area above below my eyebrows have suffered, the constant pressure and trauma has made my eyelids puffy and sometimes they go a deep red I can't stand the sight of them, they make me look dopey and tired, people are always commenting if I've had a good nights sleep or not or that I don't look very healthy.
Of course if I Don't get a good nights sleep or drink alcohol they get worse but even when I'm living very healthily, my puffy eyes always remain.
I'm wondering what kind of treatment I could get to rectify this?
I understand I probably won't get very far with creams but would love someone who maybe has the same issue as me to prove me wrong.
If not what are the other options apart from surgery?
Please help.
Thanks for reading.
Hi Gh,
Thanks for sharing your experience with this forum. There are so many aspects to this disorder I haven't heard of this problem before although I am sure there are others who pull who can relate. I hope they will find your post and share their experience! While I don't have an answer or suggestion to your question I am noting this down as a potential topic to research and perhaps write about for our blog. If I find any treatment suggestions you can try I will certainly post it here for you! In the mean time if you do happen to find anything yourself please do share. Best of luck!
Hi amrm6474,
Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with this forum, it takes great courage even if anonymous. Do you have any advice you can offer to the young lady who started this thread?