A chalazion started forming 3 weeks ago on my upper eyelid. 5 days ago, it came to a head and popped (pus and blood came out). My eyelid no longer hurts, but there's still a bump on it. I was using an antibiotic that goes directly in my eye (Maxitrol) as of a few days ago; I stopped b/c the ophthalmologist said to only use it for 10 days. I'm still using a heated eye mask about 4 times a day. Does it look like I need to get a steroid injection or surgery? Or should I continue to wait for now?
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I would recommend having eyelid surgery and thread lifting combined before having botox. It is still best to schedule an appointment with a board certified plastic surgeon for an in person consultation.
For Asian eyes, the medial epicanthus can be removed in order to make more of the whites of your eyes show. Laterally, the current popular procedure is to make the outer corner less upturned - i.e., make them more horizontal, which will also increase the amount of show of the "whites" of the ...
Surgery is not nearly as good and the injection either in terms of effectiveness or aesthetic result. While the medication dose is small, I would not inject you or do chalazia surgery on the eyelid while you are pregnant or breast feeding. In my opinion, Kenalog 10 is not nearly as effective as...
