I have had a few eye infections due to allergies in past year. I also have allergies. My doc said spot was allergies but I did meds and eye drops and no change. Is my gland ruined and dropped from rubbing or is it clogged? No pain. I can feel it and it moves around, feels kinda lumpy...small lumpy spots but just looks like a big soft lump. Scared I ruined gland by bothering eye? Thank u
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November 18, 2013
Answer: I agree that this warrants a careful work up by an oculoplastic surgeon.
Chemosis occurs not infrequently after lower lid blepharoplasty. It can be exacerbated if your eye is not well-lubricated. Contact your surgeon's office, as he/she may want to start treatment with steroid eye drops and/or oral steroids, or other treatments (taping, temporary tarsorrhaphy, etc).
It is interesting in the "normal" photo that you appear to have a ptosis. This may be because your head is tilted back a bit in the photo. If you had a true ptosis, your lid height should look even lower when you pull your brow down.When you pull your brow down, you will see less skin in the...
The amount of swelling around the eyes is not unreasonable after the procedure you had done. I often tell my patients to expect swelling for 4-6 weeks after fat grafting to the area around the eyes. Some of the fat consistently dies and we often place more expecting this to happen. It appears...
