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A member asked:

I popped my stye this morning with my tweezer and now there is a lot of swelling what should i do ?

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Dr. Bruce Jacobs answered

See a Dr. ASAP: you may need antibiotic quickly to prevent spread of infection

Answered 4/28/2016

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