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Chalazion removal swelling for over a year - advice? (photos)

Pioneering508317Mar 10, 2022
Hello I’ve had my chalazion removed around a year ago but one eye is still more inflamed than the other. I went to the doctor and they told me that the chalazion wasn’t removed and swelling will go down in a few months but now it has been a year.

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Dr. Christopher C. Lo, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Mar 25, 2022
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