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How should I get rid of my chalazion? I am too scared to do surgery and it is fairly small.

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QuSd2Sep 21, 2014

I first got a chalazion two years ago and had it for six months. After six months it went away on its own but it came but and I've had it ever since for a year and a half I am too scared to do surgery and it is Fairly small. What should I do ?

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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. John J. Martin, Jr., MD
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Dr. John J. Martin, Jr., MD
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