How to Get Rid of Chalazions

Chalazions are lumps or cysts on the eyelid. They are often caused by a persistent stye that refuses to budge using popular stye treatments but unlike styes, they are usually painless, bigger and harder. They also last a lot longer than styes, remaining on the eyelid for years.If you have a chalazion, this article will provide you with advice on how to get rid of it. If you are not sure or have only been suffering from an eye infection for a few weeks, you most probably have a stye, in which case you should check out our ‘How to get rid of styes’ article.Chalazion Treatments

A chalazion will usually heal on it’s own over the course of a year and many medical practitioners will recommend just leaving it untreated and letting your immune system do it’s job. Sadly, a chalzion on the eyelid can be unsightly in today’s society and can lead to a lack of self-esteem and confidence, which is why there are a number of treatments that can be tried.

The only real way to treat a chalazion at home is by using a compress.

Simply soak a clean flannel in hot water from the hot faucet in your bathroom, wring most of the water out of it then hold it against your eye for 3 to 4 minutes. Repeat this procedure 3 or 4 times a day until the chalazion is gone (which could take up to a month).

There is evidence that a cold compress (using cold water) is more effective but there hasn’t been enough research in the field to produce any conclusive proof.

If the compress is unsuccessful, your doctor may be able to offer you further treatment.

This may be in the form of antibiotics to kill the infection or surgery to literally cut the cyst out of the eyelid. Surgey is usually performed by a specialist eye doctor or ophthalmologist and the procedure is relatively simple. A small incision will be made in the eyelid and the cyst cut out. It is performed under local anesthetic, so there’s no need to be put to sleep (unless the patient is a infant, in which case a general anesthetic may be used to stop the child wriggling during the procedure). Stitches may be applied to the cut (although they are virtually unnoticeable) and the tissue on the eyelid usually heals fully with little scarring.

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