Ouch, that had to have been painful.

To the best of my knowledge, false eyelashes will not harm or impede the growth of your real lashes, just be careful when removing them. If the glue adheres it can break the hair that is still there. To prevent the follicle from becoming clogged, make sure to remove makeup at the end of the day, preferably with a natural oil like jojoba oil, olive oil or vitamin E oil.

How fast your eyelashes grow will vary. If you have to pluck your eyebrows often, your eyelashes will probably regenerate fairly quick.

Once you start taking Latisse, you need to keep taking it for the rest of your life, otherwise your lashes will thin again.

Possible side effects:

"LATISSE® use may cause increased brown pigmentation of the colored part of the eye which is likely permanent. Eyelid skin darkening may occur which may be reversible."

No thank you.

I once cut all my eyelashe on the left side off, I kept my right lashes. I was in second grade, OK! LOL. HAHA. I've lost most of them due to excessive mascara wearing too and it never looks that bad. Just layering mascara can help too. Falsies aren't so terrible once you get used to them. I don't wear them because mine are super long already, but I have worn them and have applied them more times than I like. You can actually find home rememedies to help em' grow. Just taking vitamins and eating healthy will make a big difference too. They grow back in no time.

I once tried something called Lashem for lengthening lashes and holy heck hey were so long they started falling out! I mean they were abnormally long. Lol. It works well and if you use daily, you'll see a difference in only a couple/few days! However, it's not worth the price because as soon as you stop using it religiously, they stop growing. In your case, that's not bad since you're only wanting to re-grow what you lost? If you aren't looking for long-term effects, it'd be really good for getting them back.