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My personal struggle against a chalazion: The surgical operation!

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Chalazion surgery step 1
H-2
Really feeling a lot of stress, as you can imagine! But since nothing I had tried worked, I had to try an operation. The ophthalmologist I went to see is a specialist in children's care, so that was reassuring.
After studying my chalazion, the doctor suggested making an incision on the outside of the eyelid, because he determined that my chalazion was already very large and very encysted. This was perfect for me, because I didn't really want to have my eyelid turned inside out. I had already had an eyelid turned inside out once by an ophthalmologist, and it wasn't a very pleasant experience.
Chalazion surgery step 2
H+15
The operation gets underway: Lie on the table. Drops in my eyes to anaesthetize them. It doesn't hurt, but you can sense the movement of the needles. The rest went fine. He opened up and removed the whole chalazion. It took longer than expected because it was bigger than he had thought. That led to a big problem at the end: Since a large part of my eyelid had been damaged by the cyst and the procedure lasted longer than expected, the anaesthetic started to wear off quickly, and I felt an immense pain. I was in a lot of pain for an hour. On the photo, you can see the sutures and my eye is really swollen.
Chalazion surgery step 3
H+28
The contour of the eye begins to turn red or start to get yellow. I have cream and drops to put in twice a day. My ophthalmologist asked me to keep a compress on my eye for 48 hours to avoid getting dirt in the wound.
Chalazion surgery step 4
D+2
My eyelid doesn't hurt at all now, and that's great! So I could finally remove the compress, and that way I no longer looked like a pirate.
Chalazion surgery step 5
D+3
Today, there are more and more colors
Chalazion surgery step 6
D+4
Nothing new to report
Chalazion surgery step 7
D+5
My eyelid started to go down a little in size, so it's becoming a little less noticeable as I walk down the street.
Chalazion surgery step 8
D+9
After 9 days of cream and drops, my eyelid has almost gone back down its original size before I had the chalazion.
Chalazion surgery step 9
D+70
My eyelid has gone practically back to how it looked before the chalazion appeared. My lashes however point a little bit upward at the spot where it was the most swollen. Another issue I haven't raised till now: a nerve was cut when making the incision, and I lost sensation everywhere below the incision.

news

  • One month later
    Impression of swelling on the eyelid
    So, one month after this operation, of course the chalazion is gone, but I can sometimes feel a swelling sensation.
  • Two months later
    Inflammation
    Two months after the chalazion is removed, the blepharitis comes back. I get red eyes from time to time.
  • Three months later
    Sterdex and Hyabak
    Three months later: Sometimes, when my eyes are red (blepharitis), I put in some Sterdex. They also advised me to use Hyabak several times a day in order to keep my eyes moist.


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