Thank you for this information. I’ve been dealing with this issue for about 3 weeks now. However it recently drained and for the most part has gone down. I don’t feel the large bump anymore and I’m still a few days into it healing. I did the warm compress several times a day and even tried the ACV route that I found here on RU-vid. Last week I was so fed up that I did the compress as warm as I could stand it for 30 minutes at a time. The next day my eye was itching and I rubbed it vigorously forgetting about the bump. Well immediately my eye was runny and I realized it finally burst. I’m so relieved and wanted to leave a comment because I did not want to have the medical procedure done. I was consistent with the compresses and that worked for me.
I've had styes and a chalazion last year. It took three months, but it went away. I used moist-heat eye mask and an ointment called PRID. I got another chalazion this year and it swelled up quickly and painfully. Nothing really worked. I was just dealing with it and avoiding people. I researched (in desperation) what causes chalazion and basically all eye problems stem from Vitamin A deficiency. I immediately began eating better and taking a multivitamin. I also did all the whacky remedies in a last-ditch effort. Eyelash scrub with tea tea oil and heat. Nothing worked except the hot salt water rinses and dabbing castor oil. I started both of those and the very next day it was smaller and less red. It improved every day! Use hot water as hot as you can stand, not room temp, and good natural salt (I used Pink Himalayan) and used a shot glass to soak my eye for about 60-90 seconds and blinking vigorously. It's been five days and it's gone! I am commenting to videos to help other people. Ultimately, I believe the Vit. A must have helped tbe most. Happy healing, everyone!!!
Thank you for sharing your experience. Grateful that you found a solution that worked! I have had a struggle with my eye. Oil splashed in my eye and caused a sty and then a horrible infection. That resolved with antibiotics but now I have a red hot chalazion on my upper lid - so large that it distorts my vision. I am going to follow your treatment plan and see if it works well for me. How many times per day did you use the salt water? Thank you! ***Update - the hot salt water rinsing is working well. As the OP said, results the first day - much less red, the pain was nearly gone, and the swelling had decreased, albeit slightly. Now on week two of this process and I am thrilled with the progress. No pain at all, minimal redness & virtually no swelling other than the chaplain itself. Thank you so very much for posting your story!
Thank you for sharing your story. Currently on my 3rd week of having a chalazio and it is a GREAT relief to know that such a thing requires it's time to heal. You are also very beautiful and shouldn't worry about your appearance back then.
Dealing with a chalazion for a year, I didn't think much of it until a red bump and soreness appeared on Jan 10, 2024. Visited the doctor, got drops and antibiotics, pain subsided in a week. Had chalazion surgery on Feb 5th, 2024, for 3 small bumps. No pain post-surgery, doc advised removing covers after 4 hours, gave a 5-day medical leave, painkillers, and eye drops. Hoping for a smooth recovery within a week. Fingers crossed for a quick healing process!"
Thank you Dr. Marie for sharing your story. I feel frustrated with my chalazion, I have also tried various ways but it did not improve. After hearing your story, I will dare to see a doctor for a consultation later, hopefully this chalazion will disappear and never come back again!😊
thank you so much for sharing everything that occurs, I'm currently at my lowest moment with my chalazion, and i appreciate you sharing yours because now i feel like someone understands what I'm dealing with. I'm only 20 yrs old so, of course, I'm very self-conscious and I'm about to turn 21 in December with this bump on my upper inner eyelid, everyday i feel like my appearance is an issue even though it's not red or noticeable unless you focus on how my eye folds a bit more than the other eye. I'm just really struggling with the holidays coming up and my 21st birthday i just feel so down :(
@@dr.lindsaymarie it's been four months, i had a local optometrist treat the stye infection first after antibiotics the gland was left inflamed by how severe the infection got and how clogged it got but it's not a bad chalazion compared to other RU-vid videos I've seen. mine is just a small round ball, no swelling or discoloration. just annoying to see, and I'm just really nervous and scared to go through with any of the procedures
@@rittzll i haven't gone to the doctor and i still have the chalazion. it actually kinda grew a little probably because i stopped heating it but overall the same. but i will be going to the doctor's to have it injected hopefully soon or within the next month
I went to the Doctor after 2 weeks with a chalazion in my right eye.... my doctor told me continue doing the hot treatment at home and use the ointment erythromycin st night time.... and I see you in 3 weeks. My doctor mentioned the little surgeon cut the skin but I am terrified like chicken... I am praying to my Lord Jesus to heal me. I feel ogly uncomfortable terrible. .
Thank you Dr. Marie, I unfortunately are going through the same nightmare. However, I had a chalazion five yrs ago. I suffer from constant style which are quite deliberately since I get headaches with them. I had nine styles in the last year. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, please wish me luck. Also thank you for sharing your feelings about the condition. I thought I was the only one that gets so depressed. Again, thank you,
Thank you for watching and commenting! You are not alone. I hope your appointment went well and you can get the best treatment to help resolve your chalazion. 🙏🏼
I had a chalazion on my left eye 2 years ago and went through everything you did and more. Mine was about twice the size of yours. When I finally went to eye Dr. they set me up with their surgical center 3 months out with the theory that if it had resolved fine, if not. inject or surgery. Of course, it did not resolve. When I got to the surgery the Dr immediately ruled out injection and went right to surgery. The surgery was cake.. Easy peasy. Took 5 mins. Since that time my left eye has had zero problems.. Meanwhile my right eye has had minor flare for the past two years and now (since 4/1) I have a huge chalazion on my right eye. It is so large that it is pressing hard on my eye. I am going to try to get an appt with my eye Dr tomorrow.. If I could get the surgery tomorrow I would! Best of luck to you.
A very useful video. It is a small medical problem that requires, first of all, a lot of patience! I would like to add: 1) You can't know now, but it was possible that by waiting another 2 - 6 months it would have disappeared by itself, without risking the side effects of the steroid injection (and there are quite a few!). Statistics regarding self-healing go up to 12 months and even more! 2) You should have mentioned that the recurrence of the chalazion is possible also due to a weak immune system, so in this regard a treatment to improve immunity is indicated.
Thank you! Yes, I have read some chalazions do eventually heal even after 12 months. I was not willing to wait that long because mine was continuously red and inflamed. I do agree with your second point also. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I just got my first chalazion ever in my life! I only ever knew about a stye, I did some research and came across chalazion and the difference between than and a stye I have tried all the methods you did before going to a eye doctor but I will say that the warm/hot compress I can agree with you 100%! I felt if only made it worse and even change in size. I am currently waiting in referral to my Ophthalmologist and I just want to say that your video helped me feel less scared, stressed, and hopeful that god willing everything will be ok for me. Thank you.❤
@@dr.lindsaymarie - Hello There! My eye is better thank you for asking. However the opposite eye I ended up with a jelly like clear tiny bubble in the whites of my eye. I went to my ophthalmologist and was told it was a cyst and there was pretty much nothing I can do to get rid of it. Apparently they clear up on their own(fingers crossed it’s true!). How are your eyes doing? I hope all is well !💜
@@gonzaleza4065 Aww wow good to hear it went away. Hopefully the cyst does too! I found out I had an intestinal parasite which I think was causing my chalazion so once I got that cleared up, the chalazion never came back. Yay!
Thank you Dr. Marie for taking the time to share your eye recovery journey. I am in the same boat. I also searched and used all method you shared. I even consult a doctor who performed IPL but he told me IPL works better within 2 wks right after you noticed the occurrence. It’s 2.5 months for me so he said IPL won’t work as well for me. I am a nurse, so I wore mask all day at work. I found an article that linked COVID pandemic with more reporting eye issues due to mask. The breath /air will increase bacteria flow onto your eyes, so now, I tried to change mask after 4 hrs. Anyway, I know how you feel, it’s so hard. I don’t wish this on anyone. Just want to tell you that you are beautiful. Hugs
Thank you I'm dealing with this right now and this is the best video that I have ever seen. Thank you so much one of the best videos actually the only best video thank you.
Informative. Thank you. I have a chalazion as well. tried warm compresses and it won't help. Mine is not red, just a bump on the upper eye lid. My Opthalmologist told me: surgery or 4- 5 times a day a warm compress, which is hard to do for a month. Right now I am doing nothing and it seems not to grow. Interestingly his nurse said that they got a lot more Styes and Chalazions in their clinic during the Covid years, due to stress, according to her. Mine started right after Covid hit the world. I have decided that as long as it doesn;t affect my eye sight, I will live with the thing.
Thanks for watching! I have heard there has been an increase in chalazion cases since COVID-19 as well. Sounds like you are able to manage with your symptoms for now. It might still go away on its own, you never know. But if it continues to bother you, you can always follow up with your eye doctor for the procedure. 🙏🏼
It is like listening to my own story. I endend up having IPL wich resolved THREE Chalazions and made my dry eye symptoms feel much better. My eyes look normal now and I found IPL to be a superb treatment. I had IPL with gland expression. Seven treatments in total, two weeks apart.
Wow three! I’m glad they resolved for you! I just had one session of IPL so far and I’m not sure it did much yet. I hope it gets better after more sessions. I will keep trying I guess. Thanks for watching to the end! I appreciate it ☺️
Your story was exactly like mine. So it really resonated. I,m also a doctor (GP). Except that I did not get a steroid injection. I live in Oslo/ Norway. Male healthy, 38 years old. Did a ton of research and visited three eye doctors before I got good help. There is not alot of expertise in this area. IPL works, but you will need to have multiple sessions, with gland expression to see the quality of your meibum, and if it gets any better. My quality improved alot. Do at least four sessions. Each session builds upon the last one. It is like an acumulate effect. It is pricey, but well worth it. At least for me. There is newer research that will back this up. I do recommend to get your eyes checked for demodex. If you have any signs, do six weeks with tea tree oil wipes. My eye doctor was very concerned with demodex and his experience is that they do alot of harm. Research will also back this up. I had alot of demodex. Continue with heat mask two/three times a week and eyelid hygiene (not baby shampoo). Eat alot of fish and take omega 3 supplements. Have good blinking habits. These are habits that will keep your MDG i check and not get you any more Chalazions. My eye doctor said that the four main causes for MDG in the modern western world are demedox, botox, excessive screen time and acutane use for acne. Best of luck to you and keep us posted how things are going :)
I have rosacea, and I understand that is related to the plugged oil glands, chalzions. I have tried the warm compresses and gentle massage on my upper lid, but one will go away and another forms! Very frustrating and it’s irritating. Like I have an eyelash on my eyeball.
Sorry to hear you keep getting flare ups. Check with your doctor to see if there is other ways to control the rosacea and hopefully that helps control the Chalazions 🙏🏼
My daughter has had one since last summer!! We’ve tried everything!! It will not go away!! It was really swollen to the point her eye was almost closed after about a month it went down but still never went away the doctor prescribed antibiotics & tried the warm compress literally nothing worked. Now it’s getting bigger again so I’m going to schedule her another appt & see if they can drain it.
It’s not hopeless. There is a lot of options I listed that might work for you. They didn’t work for me during the time but eventually my chalazion has now resolved. I hope yours does too!
what a rollercoaster. obviously i foudn this from dealing with the same. after doing a ton of reading via google i figured I'd check some more personal style videos. still not sure what I'll do from here but at least this kinda confirms everything i already think/feel about this bump in my eye. thanks for that
Thank you for this video.. I’m going thru this right now..was explained on the different procedures. Doing the conservative right now with anabiotic and steroid eyedrops. I have appointment set up next month just in case it doesn’t go away to see the next step.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve had mine for close to a month and it’s affecting my self esteem. My eye doc wanted me to wait a month and nothing is working so far so I’m scheduled for the 15th for the incision and drainage. I just wanna be done with it honestly.
Mine lasted about a year sadly. But this video was very helpful with informing me of other methods should the steroid ointment and oral antibiotic does not work. I am extremely worried that this will flair up again.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I have had styes before but this last one led to my first chalazion😞 I will try to have your patience & do all the warm compresses. I too am watching all the videos on them but yours is so informative. I’m grateful for your honestly. It really is a morale killer. I’m taking turmeric, drinking cinnamon tea, steaming my eyelid, will try the IPL as my last resort. Take care!
I just had a Chalazion removed last week. Eyelid is still puffy and seems like it’s holding water. My surgeon never even gave me an eyepatch. When I first left the office, it was not swollen but the next day it was puffy again, and has remained puffy for going on 11 days now. My recommendation is to definitely get a ride Nobody in the medical office encouraged me to have a ride to pick me up and drive me home. My eye was definitely bothering me to the point where I did not feel safe. Driving home. From my research, it looks like I have Ptosis as my eyelid is droopy still. It does not match the other one. Prior to surgery, This was ongoing for 3 months from a blocked gland. I still feel it’s clogged somehow even after surgery. Not sure if it was from when I touched my eye with some bacteria on accident or possible face or eye creams with retinoids I heard. My eye blew up got very swollen. Used every home remedy such as tea tree, turmeric, tons of antivirals like oregano oil and garlic and was also prescribed steroid drops and antibiotic doxycycline. I’m wondering how to clean the lid if it’s still clogged if it’s a gland. I dunno but wish my eye would go back to normal. Might seek out a steroid drop for my eyelid. Will post video eventually on my experience with this. On further inspection it definitely looks like ptosis as it’s only my left upper eyelid. It’s so embarrassing and I’m getting so frustrated and close to the edge. Can’t take much more. I wonder if it was from the retinoid creams, because personally, I feel like it is droopy from still holding a Adema and swelling. Somehow it is holding more water and or not properly draining. I also wonder if it is allergic, maybe it is my memory foam mattress that I got recently.perhaps it was from an infection from touching my eye. My honest thought is maybe I got it by touching it after sexual intercourse with my gf as she found out she had a uti shortly after I got my blepharitis. Thanks for any input. I’m hoping to get a kenalog injection and wish I would’ve did it originally rather then cuttreage incision. This is been by far the most frustrating and embarrassing thing of my life. I also fractured my hand a few years ago and I thought that chronic pain made me depressed. This is really getting to me.
Omg! Thank you so much for making this video. I feel like my story is identical to yours. I'm almost 2 weeks in. The eye Dr can't see me til next month 😩 trying to avoid the surgery as well. Never wearing Mascara again!
How is it yours now? I got mine on Feb. The 1st dr told me to massage and apply warm. The second one said, why I came so early😅 I need to wait at least 3 months and the surgery is very easy... I still have it and I feel like sometimes is smaller, but in the evening is getting worse🤷♀️🤦🏽♀️
I just went through the surgical procedure today of having my eye lid cut and drained after having my chalazion for 2 weeks. Waiting months for it to try to heal sounds absurd to me!
I know… 😩 I guess it all depends on the eye doctor you see. Thanks for watching and commenting! I hope your procedure went well and you have a smooth recovery! 🙏🏼
Lol same, got mine drained yesterday after not even a full 2 wks. The first one I had, went away on its own but I was more aggressive with the warm compresses. This time around, I said I’m not doing all that lol. My doctor was also a young female too and read that I was over it and didn’t want the run around.
Was the procedure painful? How long did it take to heal? I'm hoping they will do surgey on mine next week I've had mine coming n going for three minths
F this thing, I had it for 5 months. First procedure was horrible. I felt everything from the anasteshia to him scraping it. Turns out he didn’t remove almost anything. 2 months later it was the same. Went to a surgeon and he said that guy did nothing and then went and did the same procedure. This time I felt no pain other than the initial injection to numb the lid. I just got it done yesterday. I hope this cured it
Hi there, I had a chalazion 2 years ago and basically I cured it with hot compresses for over 2 months. I had used tobradex ointment with no success either. So I continued with hot compresses and finally I noticed the bump on my right upper eyelid started to move down. Finally one morning I saw lots of pus which drained. However it did not seem fully over so I tried a solution with apple cider vinegar. After few days more pus came out and finally the chalazion fully disappeared. Now unfortunately I got another chalazion on my lower left eyelid. It’s much smaller than the first one. I’m trying again with tobradex and apple cider vinegar. I hope it will work. Will update you in few days.. But this whole situation is so annoying… UPDATE 26.03.2024: today the bump is much smaller but the skin still reddish. After I use the ACV it tends to swell and get red but few hours after it gets better. Will see again in the next days. UPDATE 29.03.2024: chalazion disappeared and the skin is not red anymore although the skin color is slightly whiter.
@@stackemrackem9694 I apply it directly on the chalazion and generally only on the external part of the eyelid. If you need to apply it internally I guess you could dilute it but be very careful.
Did you try the IPL? If so, did it work ok? I been dealing with these for two months, got the injection two weeks ago and it’s back on my eyelid. So frustrating! Thanks so much for the info!
Warm compresses have not helped my chalazion at all (I bought a decent microwavable one), but I started hot water face steaming yesterday and doing that carefully for ten minutes at a time, and already, the tenderness has gone, and my eye is starting to scab a little bit so I can see it's healing. I think trying different techniques until you find what works for you, is the best way, then being consistent with that. Also having a healthy diet and drinking sufficient water, so if it's immunity related, the body can get healthy again.
Hi there I am dealing with 2 of these things one in each eye so I know how you feel and I have had 2 more before these ones you are such an inspiration for me to help to deal with these problems you are a beautiful person thankyou from new zealand
Hi Doc, I would recommend you to do an MGD eyelid expression. In my clinic in the Philippines we do the NICE technique in removing stubborn chalazions. Nice stands for non-incsional chalazion expression. Kind of like a Meibomian gland recanalization that involves application of reusable and disposable differential probes to cannulate the meibomian gland ducts thereby removing the obstruction and facilitating the release of meibum. No scars and needles! 😉
I just got it first time at 31 years old. It’s been here for 10 days now and it bothered me because I feel that it is pressuring my eye and cause slightly strain or even migraine. Anybody else experience this strain / migraine?
Thank you so much for the video. I’m 61 and I’ve gone through the same thing and tried many home remedies and OTC remedies just like you did to no avail. I’ve probably had 8 or 9 since July of 2018. Each one had to be cut opened and drained. Just had one done this past Friday (11/3/23). This one they scraped from the outside of my lower right eyelid to drain, then injected steroids. Nice scab there now which should fall off in a few days. I’m wondering if it’s my diabetic pills that are causing them. I just saw a video where a lady washes her eyelids in her morning shower with coconut oil then washes it off. She said she had not had a blepharitis flare up since she started that routine. Best of luck that you don’t get another one.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Wow sorry you keep getting recurrent Chalazions. I’m not sure if it is caused by your diabetes medications. I think they occur mostly due to any inflammatory process so that can include any increased inflammation within your body. I was dealing with some recent inflammation within my gut and I think this might have triggered it for me. I have some other videos talking about the importance of an anti-inflammatory diet and limiting processed foods (especially sugar) which I think I can help. Hope you recover well from your recent procedure and that they don’t keep coming back for you. 🙏🏼
Should you avoid being in the sun when you have these chalazion? I have been dealing with mine for over 2 months and pretty much done all the OTC things and prescription steroid ointment and oral meds . Hard to get back in to see the Doctor they stay so far booked out, I now an in a deep depression from it . Just seems like nothing helps 🙄Thank you for your video it was encouraging , and you look very Beautiful even without makeup . I haven’t worn eye makeup in over 2 months ,I try to look at the positive side that I am saving. Money by not wearing my eye make up ❤
Aww I know how you feel. Thank you for your sweet compliments. I am not sure the sun has much to do with it unless you were getting too much sun exposure and getting sunburnt. What I have learned later is that anything that increases the inflammatory process can make things worse, especially having too much sugar intake, so decreasing sugar/processed foods may help. I hope it goes away for you soon. 🙏🏼
I got an incision a month and a half ago. The chalazion bump reduced but it’s still there and very visible. My doctor today told me to keep applying the ointment because she can’t do an incision again cuz it can lead to permanent scars
Sorry to hear you still have a bump. It could be due to a couple of reasons. 1. Not all of the Chalazion was removed. 2. It became inflamed again. 3. You formed a small amount of scar tissue already. It might resolve with time and you could still try applying warm compresses or you could try following up with another eye doctor to get a second opinion. Maybe they would do the steroid injection for you and that might resolve it. Also, if you watched to the end of my video I discussed another treatment with IPL which might also be an option for you to look into. Good luck 🙏🏼
Correct but a chalazion can also be in an acute phase and be inflamed. The main difference is the location. A sty is on the surface of the eyelid, whereas the Chalazion is more in the middle of the eyelid. In the chronic phase the Chalazion is not red and tender.
My Mother & I suffer from clogged glands. She had the chalazion removed. I didn't have medical insurance at that time. There was no RU-vid at that time, but My motto is "if it's a bump, squeeze it." Problem solved.
Thought I'd share with the hopes of helping others with these. I Had a chalazion for 4 months. It wnded up getting worse after I had seen an ophthalmologist. Went to another doctor within the same week who identified a new condition that was probably very much related: demodex blepharitis. It can cause chalazions among a number of other issues I was also having such as itchy eyes or foreign body sensation as well as constantly losing eyelashes. There is a new fda approved drop that takes care of the demodex mites that cause these issues. I would have probably struggled longer had I not had this diagnosis.
I too had a chalazion from a long time.. i had a surgical incision but unfortunately surgery is done by a junior doctor since senior doctor is dealing with surgery to other patient. Unfortunately she didn’t drain ot completely. Still i had half size of chalazion left since she didn’t do it properly.😢
I like your video! I had the same problem for 3 months.I tried hot compresses and when I would get in the shower, the hot water would cause it to drain and swell again. I finally on yesterday had an incision to drain it. I will let you know how it goes after two weeks.
I heard IPL is a very successful way to resolve this problem: I am in a starter stages now and my doctor advised to do the home remedies and said if it doesnt go away we can discuss other solutions, but I will probably ask for IPL first.
I had a Chalazion twice on my lower eyelid. . First time was about 4 years ago. Then i had another one develop about 3 weeks ago. First time, the warm compresses did not make it better for me either. I went to 2 eye doctors the first time. First doctor gave me steroid ointment to try and they did not work. 2nd doctor told me to use warm compress and if those do not work, he would drain the Chalzion. After about almost 2 months, it drained on its own. This time, about 3 weeks ago, it started again. I was using warm compress and cleaning my eye lid and it made it worse for about 4 days before eye doctor appointment. Doctor said the Chalizon was "large" and decided to drain it that day. It is healing now and much improved. He also cleaed my tear ducts with saline solution at my follow up appointment. My tear ducts were slightly blocked.
I have chalazion for more than 3 years now.... 😶 Thinking of going for surgery but I tried none of these .... My chalazion has reduced recently due to some homeopathy medicines but didn't go completely....
very informative video. i believe this is what i have. it sucks because i’m 23 and can be very conscious about appearance. i’ve only had these symptoms for 4 days now. i believe it is a Chalazion because it has caused swelling on my upper left eyelid for days now and doesn’t seem to have much improvement even with topical antibiotics and hot compresses. it has no head like a stud typically would come to. don’t know what to do. i am seeking more medical advice so get this resolved as soon as possible, i can’t imagine having this on my face for months! any other advice you could give doc?
I know it can be discouraging to have this on your eyelid, and even painful if it is really red and inflamed. In the video I pretty much went over all possible options for conservative treatment. A few things I didn’t mention in the video would include cutting out all sugar in your diet as sugar is very inflammatory. You can also take an anti-inflammatory supplement such as turmeric and see if that helps. If you have tried all of those options and they are not helping, the only other way to get rid of it is to have a procedure done like mentioned in the video. Make an appointment with your eye doctor. You might want to call them first to see if they do both procedures before going so that you don’t happen to waste your time/money. Good luck! 🙏🏼
I had a chalazion in one of my eyelids for a long time. Warm compresses made it worse and it finally went away after a looong time but my eye hasn’t been the same since. And now i just got one in my other eye lid.
Sorry to hear that. I know what you mean. The chalazion can affect the crease of the eyelid. It did for me. I hope your new one goes away soon for you 🙏🏼
Hi Dr. I had a Chalanzion a month ago, I think it is going away... But I'm afraid my eyelid it's not coming to normal. Did your eye lid appereance got better? 😢 I'm 29 and I'm really consous about my eyes 😢
@@florarmindagarcia1756 Aww.. I know how you feel. As I mentioned above, the crease in my eyelid did change, but it is hardly noticeable. Maybe with time it will continue to heal. Stay positive. 🙏🏼
Same thing is happening with me. It's been 1 month i am suffering with it. I have tired all and even went to a eye doctor but it's not going. I am totally frustrated. 😭
I am going insane now my toddler is having a chalazion I have tried everything on this planet for two months now and nothing seems to work and the crazy part is the doctor keeps to give me the same eye drops and some oral antibiotics that aren’t working at all now the second eye is infected too. Help please 😭
@@lydiebenimana9741 oh no, I’m so sorry. If conservative treatments are not helping unfortunately, we are at the mercy of the eye doctors to do a procedure. As I mentioned in the video, they can be quite conservative and not want to do a procedure for several months to see if the Chalazion will go away on its own. Some eye doctors will do them earlier and some won’t, you might just have to check around. 🙏🏼
I've been dealing with a chalazion for about 2 weeks now and I'm over it. I can't imagine 4 months. I have a bunch of stye kit items coming in from Amazon as we speak. Hoping I don't have a 4 months journey. ugh
Hello Doctor, here in India we use Chloramphenicol ointment which helps in ripening that pus and eventually it came out after few days of using it. Obviously had to squeeze it gently... it worked well. Along with warm compress it helped alot.
Thank you for this! I got my first stye about 6 months ago and then another about 2 months ago.. I just recently developed a chalazion in the other eye and it is freaking me out! I'm 42 and this is the first time in my life that I have had to deal with these issues
Thank you for sharing your experience Lindsay! I just Wette the eye doctor and he recommended injection to remove it. Could you tell me if you felt a lot different pain while your eye was injected? I hope it won’t hurt much ❤
Hello, I've had a chalazion since June. Eventhough I had scar tissue it was not noticeable at all. Then in October I got a chazalion on the same spot and again it resolved with the scar tissue barely noticeable. Four days ago, even though, I did not have another chazalion the scar tissue became very noticeable. I will have a steroid injection this coming Friday. I wanted to ask you, after the injection, how many days was your eye inflamed? Also did you experience any hypopigmentation? Thank yuou!
I think my inflammation lasted for a week after the injection, then started looking better another week after that. So it took a total of two weeks to start looking better. I did not experience any hypopigmentation. Hope your procedure goes well!
I got one on my right eye underneath now I got one on left eye upper eyelid. What is it from? My friend has pets? Maybe I’m allergic?? So embarrassing… does it permanently make your eyes more saggy even after it’s cleared? I dunno what it is. Swollen underneath and left upper is swollen. Stingy. Painful. The right one went down quite a bit.
If you are not sure what you have is either a stye or a chalazion it is best to follow up with your eye doctor. As mentioned in the video and by other people in the comment section a Chalazion can take a LONG time to go away. It can also come back even after surgical procedures. Good luck!
Hii Dr. Marie! I was also suffering from chalazion from last 3 months! But just 4-5 days ago my chalazion bursted on its own while I was doing my regular hot compression. At the very first, chalazion was present in the middle of the eye but at the time of bursting , all it's stuff came down really close to my eyelid. So you know now i feel that my chalazion drained properly, but still I can feel even can see a small (quite small) bump at this place from where my chalazion drained out! So i want to know what to expect after a chalazion get drained out? What are the stages i will go through while it's recovery! When will my eye get to look completely normal? :(
Hi, that’s good you got it to drain on its own! The small bump that is remaining may be a small remnant of the oil gland still blocked a bit. I would continue doing the warm compresses and hopefully eventually it resolves. If not, you could always follow up with an eye doctor to see what they recommend. 🙏🏼
Put rice in a sock , heat it up in the microwave for about 25 sec then place it on the chalazion. After it heats up then massage out. 2 3x a day. With clean fingers 1 finger in eyelid at the base and 1 finger outside of eyelid. Massage out 👍
I have one on upper lid for almost a month now. Nothing is working, warm compresses, eye antibiotic cream, drops. I have an appointment at the 6 week mark, but doing the research I think the laser IPL will be the best way to go for me. Lasers will do the least harm in my opinion. By the way, I had a laser treatment with C02 laser called "cool peel" about a year ago and he did my eyelids so I am not afraid. I hope you read this Dr. Marie. Thanks for the video. I get this frustrating experience.
Hello docter, I had LASIK surgery two years ago, and I've had a chalazion on my lower eyelid for about a year. I've tried various home remedies for it but nothing seems to work. It's been quite frustrating for me because I'm only 22 years old, and I feel like it affects the appearance of my eye. My eye looks a bit swollen because of it, and it's been causing me distress. Recently, I noticed another chalazion on my other eyelid this time on the lower part. I believe this might be related to the LASIK surgery because my eyes have become more sensitive since then. I'm worried about getting surgery for these chalazions, especially because of the sensitivity of my eyes after LASIK. I've seen my eye doctor three times, and each time she's advised against surgery, saying it's not severe enough. She's only given me ointment for it. I'm not sure what to do considering my eyes' condition and the presence of chalazions in both eyes. Can I safely have surgery for both eyes? NOTE:my eye doc didn't know about my lasik
Good questions! I know dry eyes can be a side effect of Lasik eye surgery. I am not sure if the eyelids are affected or more so the actual eyeball in that case. For your concern about the chalazions, my best advice would be to check with a different eye doctor to see what their thoughts would be. As I mentioned in the video every eye doctor has a different threshold for when they do procedures. You might find one that is more willing to do it for you if that’s what you want. Good luck!
Tysm for your response❤another question i've, if the other doctor is willing to perform my eyelid surgery, they won't cause any harm to my eyes, right?as i tell you about my lasik
@@Amnatariq8691 there are risks involved with every procedure so you want to weigh the risks and the benefits. I mentioned to some of the risks to these procedures in the video. 🙏🏼
dr please reply... because i have chalazion from 2 years.... and i thought it is stye and left it like that...but now it is more visible than before and looks bad... what to do... and i dont want any surgery or injections ... how can it be treated???? please help..
😅😂 Don't mean to laugh, but I feel EVERYTHING you have. I'm 70, type 2 diabetic, & figured it was cause why I wasnt healing. I had blepharitis ( I diagnosed from videos), my ophthalmologist prescribed tobramycin. Swelling went down a little, so I made an appt only to find out I had a chalazon ALSO. I'm currently on tobramycin & oral doxycycline now. I am feeling the ups & downs like you. Thank u for this video. ❤
@Dr. Lindsay Marie, Thanks a lot for this. I just want to ask, im the type that do have Keloid whenver ive got injuries. I'm concerned do you think having the surgery would cause me to have keloid under my eyelid coupled with the scare the surgery is gona have under the eyelid? 😔
Good question. The tissue under the eyelid is slightly different than on the outer surface of the eyelid but if you have a history of keloid, it is possible to form a keloid from any incision in the skin. I would recommend a in-depth discussion with your eye doctor about this to weigh the risks and the benefits. In this case, steroid injection may be a safer option for you to avoid keloid formation. 🙏🏼
Hi, I just saw your video about being a traveling doctor. Can you please tell me how you managed to do that and if you would recommend any agency/ organization to become a travel doctor. While working as a travel doctor did you receive a salary? My dream is to become a surgeon but I also love to travel and “move” so I am currently thinking about dropping out of med school because I am afraid of living a life in which I can travel too little and not “experience life”. Your knowledge about this topic would be very helpful❤❤
Hi! Great questions… I think there are two main categories to consider. One you can be a traveling doctor and work for a company, usually doing locums which means you are signed on with an agency and can travel to different areas for work wherever there is a need. As far as I know, this is mostly in the US with some offers in Australia and New Zealand, but there may be other companies that service other countries, I’m not sure. This would be a paid position and the salary is usually higher than working locally. Another option is to use your doctoring skills in organizations such as Doctors without Borders or Mercy Ships.. these organizations require at least a two-year commitment, and are usually volunteer or with a very minimal compensation ($2,000 to $3000 per month). The other option is to be a doctor and still have a satisfying travel life. I will say it might be a little harder as a surgeon as surgeons are more dedicated to their practice and their demanding full time surgery schedules. I am a family medicine doctor so it is a little more laid-back for me and I was able to choose a job in Telemedicine where I can work from home anywhere in the US. I usually work about three months on and then travel for three months. I’ve now been to 44 countries! ☺️ I am only able to do this because I have paid off my medical school loan two years after residency. I understand your desire to experience life and I definitely think you should! Medicine is a great and rewarding career but it definitely comes with sacrifices and a HUGE time commitment at least until early to mid 30s . What year in medical school are you in? I’d be happy to answer any more questions you might have about specialties or jobs as a doctor… ❤️
Hello doc, I have the same problem as you. I found out people with chalazion have vitamin a deficiency, so I take a lot of vitamin a and it seem like it helps.
I dont know if i have a chalazion because i have the exact same thing as all the photos you showed but it hurts a little. So i think its a stye but i dont know. Also i had these 3 times and for a few days. It started bleeded but i dont know if thats good but my stye or chalazion got better but it was kinda red!
@@dr.lindsaymarie the way u described sounds just like my eye. Do you know how long its gonna last? (I woke up with it on Saturday it is now Wednesday)
I had one for 3 months. Did the antibiotics, oral and topical and drops. Then 2 kenelog steriod shots...those didnt work either. Had aurgery to remove 11 days ago. Was unbelievably stubborn. Spent over $1200 to get rid of this.
My daughter is 1 1/2 year old and has one under her eye. It's been there for a few months it gets bigger then smaller. I'm not sure what to decide since she's so little.
No, a Chalazion should not affect vision as it affects the eyelid. If it is large enough and causing your eyelid to cover your eye, then that could cause a block in your vision, but that is different.
@@dr.lindsaymarie thank you! I've had one for 2 months and noticed sometimes after rubbing my eye it gets a bit blurry for a few minutes and clears up. I'll be sure to set up an appointment with a doctor to further evaluate!
I've unfortunately had one for over a year now on my right eye, and currently have one rn on my left eye. I'm on the doxycycline low dose and wipes and warm compress and nothing is helping. I've had the left eye one since the beginning of May. I swear I can see it come to a head when I massage it downward and stretch my eyelid left to right. I'm terrified of surgery ar anything invasive, especially if I can go blind.😢
my chalasion only comes up when im under stress during exams or not sleeping like in case of travelling to another country i really dont know how to deal with it!
I don’t think anything works to get rid of a chalazions from warm compresses, antibiotics and etc. I’ve been going through this for literally two years and I am over it. I got them on both eyes at some point and they just kept coming back. I got two on each eye in the span of two years. I am so over this idk why this keeps happening to me. I used the ointment, drainage and the ACV, nothing works for me
Hello mam I did my chalazia drainage a 8 months back but my lump is still there inside even after drainage and my eye lids look uneven what can I do for it. it???? Pls help me suggesting anything
