A 21-year-old female asked:

I have a internal stye that has completely gone down but redness still appears on the area where the stye was, is it okay to wear contacts ?

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Dr. Olivia Liaoanswered

Ophthalmology 32 years experience

As long as: The contact lens feels comfortable while in. Continue using warm compresses to the affected lid.

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A 20-year-old female asked:

I have a internal stye a week ago, it's completely gone down but redness still appears on the area where the stye was, is it okay to wear contacts ?

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A Verified Doctoranswered

Preventive Medicine 15 years experience

Wait a while: I would recommend waiting until all redness and discomfort goes away to start wearing contact lenses again.

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I had a stye removed from bottom eyelid a few months ago. The surface top of eyelid still has a small red scar from incision. Will that go away?

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