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Can chalazion have to be removed?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

No: Sometimes conservative treatment with warm compresses will cause them to resolve. Some will resolve with an injection of steroids.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/15/2019

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A member asked:

Had chalazion removed from lower lid 3 days ago looks much the same can still feel hard lump have been using warm compress since surgery is this norm?

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What's the worst that can happen if the eye chalazion is not removed? Can it go away on its own?

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A member asked:

I have a firm hardened chalazion on my upper left lid which has been inducing astigmatism on that eye for over six months now. If the chalazion is excised and removed then will my astigmatism resolve and my vision return to normal?

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I just had a chalazion removed and wasn't given post op instructions. I currently have a patch on my left eye. What should I do?

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A member asked:

How is surgery performed to remove chalazion under upper eyelid? Is the lid cut open, or is it removed from underneath? Worried about ugly scarring.

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