Am I able to get a Blepharoplasty surgery done if I have a hardened chalazion?

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I have a hardened chalazion on each upper eyelid that haven't gone away on it's own yet. It's been about a year since they've hardened and I was wondering if that would complicate the surgery?

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, one can have blepharoplasty even if have an old stable chalazion still present. Furthermore, the chalazion can be removed at the same time is the blepharoplasty in most instances.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

Many of these resolve with a kenalog injection.  For that reason, I would start with this nonsurgical treatment. Once the chalazia have resolved, then blepharoplasty is appropriate.  If the chalazia does not resolve with kenalog, chalazia surgery is appropriate.  I the past 20 years very few chalazia have needed to be removed with surgery.  I agree with others to take care of the chalazia first.

John J. Martin, Jr., MD · Answer

Get the chalazions removed before  you do a blepharoplasty.  These are nodules of chronic inflammation.  If you do an eyelid surgery the chalazion may get more inflamed and possibly infected while you are healing from the bleph.   You also don't want to have a cosmetic surgery done and then have a chalazion still present in the lid.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

The upper eyelid surgery is not done near the lash margin in would be away from this upper lid affliction.

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD · Answer

There should be no problem removing the chalazion at the time of a blepharoplasty surgery.  It should not present any particular difficulties.

Katherine A. Lane, MD · Answer

i would recommend getting the chalazions (or styes) taken care of prior to blepharoplasty surgery. they can easily be incised and drained from the back side of the eyelids without making an incision through the skin. once healed, blepharoplasty can improve the look of the lids.

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