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I have styes or chalazion in my eye its rlly painful and irritating i did a surgery before to remove them but it still comes back can it cause cancer?

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Dr. Peter Sadow answered

No: This is not a cancerous or precancerous lesion. This is a blockage of a gland in the eyelid. Some people are prone to them. A warm compress is generally helpful.

Answered 5/9/2017

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Dr. Timothy Perozek answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

See eye doctor: When chalazions keeps recurring in same spot, it may represent a cancer but rarely. You need to see an eye doctor.

Answered 5/9/2017

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A member asked:

I have styes or chalazion in my eye its rlly painful and irritating i did a surgery before to remove them but it still comes back can it cause cancer?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Peter Sadow answered

Dr. Timothy Perozek answered

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So I've had my left eyelid with stye or chalazion after a few years of my birth. I visited doctors but it didn't help. The marks or scars are still there in my eye and it makes it look puffy and recently it has got many black spots too. Please help?

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Is there always a bump left after a chalazion stye surgery? Will it be forever? Is there a way to get rid of it?

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Chalazion(stye) surgery over a month ago and the swelling won't go down. Help?

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Is it normal for my eyelid to hurt 2 month after chalazion stye surgery? & is it normal for a visual bump to be there( there's no bump when i touch it

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Do styes & chalazions occur near the upper/lower eyelids or can they occur in the eye creases too?

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