Would it be misery to get chalazions on both upper eyelids removed at the same time?

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I have had large chalazions on each upper eye lid for 4 months. Will it be misery to have them both removed at the same time? I really just want to get it over with all at once. I don’t really want to do one and then the other. Also I am 30 weeks pregnant, I was approved for lidocaine by my OBGYN, no epinephrine though. I can take Tylenol as well. Will it be tolerable to do it all at once? I won’t be able to do it after delivery with an infant and 2 year old at home, rather do it now.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

They are highly responsive to injection with corticosteroids. The dose you would need for the chalazia is relatively small. There is very little data on the risk of a kenalog injection. There not good evidence that steroids cause preterm labor or preeclampsia. Early in pregnancy there is weak evidence that steroids are associated with clefting syndromes. However you are late in pregnancy. You could wait until after birth or even after nursing your baby. Alternatively, cleared by your obstetrician or neonatologist, localized kenalog injection into the chalazia could be considered but it would be appropriate to wait until after week 32 to decrease the risk of preterm labor.

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