Hey guys,
A question I’m often asked by people that are scheduled to have a stye removed surgically is ‘does it hurt?’.
And I can understand why they may be worried about a stye being literally cut out of their eyelid.
The eyes are very sensitive organs and the very thought of a sharp object coming into close contact with them is quite frightening and often results in a shudder.
The good news is that the surgical procedure itself is completely painless because your doctor or ophthalmologist (a doctor specialising in eyes and vision) will inject your eyelid with a local anaesthetic before the stye is removed.
This will numb your eyelid and remove all feeling from the area where the doctor will be operating as well as preventing you from making any sudden movements due to pain during the procedure.
When removing a stye from an infant or child, the doctor may recommend a general anaesthetic, which will put them to sleep during the procedure. Again this will help prevent any sudden movements during the operation.
After the anaesthetic is injected and working, the doctor will usually attach a clamp to the eyelid to hold it in place whilst they make a small incision and cut out the stye.
The incision will bleed and the doctor will soak up the blood with a cotton swab and may apply a suture (stitches) to the wound to help it heal.
A bandage is often applied to the eyelid to help control the blood flow.
The eyelid will be sore for a few days afterwards and your doctor may recommend changing the dressing periodically.
From an ophthalmologists point of view, stye removal is a quick and simple procedure and leaves hardly any visible scarring on the eyelid.
I hope this reassures you somewhat before you go for stye surgery – it’s quick and relatively painless and within a week it will be as though you never had a stye.
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