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A member asked:
Trying to express meibomian glands with a q-tip after using warm compresss makes it more puffy (and i do it gentle)?
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Don't express: just gently rub the q-tip along the edge of your eyelid after about 10 minutes of warm (not hot!) compresses.
Answered 7/19/2015
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