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A member asked:

Can a stye get worst before it gets better? doing warm compresses for 4 days. stye seems to not change in size. it's on lower outside lid.

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A chalazion (stye): can increase in size before surfacing and then expressing itself. Using warm comprises aggressively with gentle massage to break up solidified material will allow the material to surface and exit thus reducing the size. If in the rare case it does not resolve then your Ophthalmologist can remove it for you.

Dr Saghafi and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/11/2015

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