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I had 2 chalazions removed a week ago today. not much pain in the morning, but a few hrs into the day and my eye starts hurting and i can feel the incision from the larger one. i do ice, heat, antibiotic ointment and ibuprofen but from everything i have r

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CHALZIONS EYELID: THESE ARE SMALL CYSTS (USUALLY) OF THE UPPER EYELIDS. THEY ARE BENIGN, NOT MALIGNANT. FROM YOUR QUESTION, I WOULD CALL OR SEE THE EYE DOCTOR WHO DID THE REMOVAL. HE OR SHE WILL RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT. BEST LUCK

Answered 7/16/2015

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A member asked:

I had 2 chalazions removed a week ago today. not much pain in the morning, but a few hrs into the day and my eye starts hurting and i can feel the incision from the larger one. i do ice, heat, antibiotic ointment and ibuprofen but from everything i have r

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