HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

How long does a stye on the top of your eyelid usually last?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Few weeks: It should generally resolve over the next few weeks. The key is to use warm compresses 10 minutes at a time to help decompress it.

Dr Cohen agreed

Answered 11/23/2017

5.5k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

10 year old has complained of sore eyelid for 2-3 days. Looked for stye, but eyelid looks normal. Says pain is only on inner top lid.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I had a stye removed from bottom eyelid a few months ago. The surface top of eyelid still has a small red scar from incision. Will that go away?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I have what I believe to be a stye on my upper eyelid. I first noticed it last night around 9:00. It's a little red and swollen, but I cannot see a pi?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I have got a stye on my eye but thers a little hard lump on my top eyelid, can anyone tell me if this goes away?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I have a stye in my inner top eyelid. If I pull my eyelid up I can see a whitehead. If I don't pull my eyelid up, the whitehead is against my eyeball.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

I suffer from blepharitis. The last few months my eyelids have alot of styes on them. What can I do to get rid of the styes on my eyelids?
It's been three months since I had a stye under my top eyelid and there is still a bump? It doesn't hurt but I think it's slowly growing..
Internal stye 3 weeks now. Improvement but bump still on underside and eyelid swollen slightly. How much longer until it goes away?
Have a stye. A bump in the middle of my top right eyelid. Doing compresses/ciproflox drops. Bump turning brown color..Does this mean it's healing?
A small bump formed in my eyelid after a stye went away a week ago what can it be? I have a small flat bump in my top left eyelid. Its not very visible but i can feel it with my finger and at times when i blink. It immediatly followed the stye i had got r

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.