White bumps on eyelid?

Question

Hi all, I have 2 small white bumps on my eyelid, sort of like pimples, but the skin on the eyelid is very thin and im not sure how to remove them without tearing the skin...any ideas? thanks!

Answer 1

You could have what's called a chalazion or a hordeolum (stye). Use warm water compresses. If that doesn't work, see an eye dr. You might need to have them removed. Don't try and pop them like a pimple.

Answer 2

White Bump On Eyelid

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Bumps On Eyelid

Answer 5

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

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Answer 6

A sty is a pimple or abscess that forms in either the upper or lower eyelid. The medical term for sty is hordeolum(say HOR-dee-oh-lumm) and it is an infection caused by bacteria that normally live peacefully on the eyelid skin surface. Some of the germs get trapped along with dead skin cells inside crypts along the eyelid margin. Stys are usually superficial and plainly visible. Occasionally they can reside deeper within the eyelid.

An external sty starts as a pimple next to an eyelash. It turns into a red, painful swelling that usually lasts several days before it bursts and then heals. Most external stys are short-lived and self-limiting.

An internal sty(on the underside of the lid) also causes a red, painful swelling, but its location prevents the familiar whitehead from appearing on the eyelid. The internal sty may disappear completely once the infection is past, or it may leave a small fluid-filled cyst or nodule that can persist and may have to be opened and drained.

Folks tend to confuse a sty with another common lid lump - the chalazion (say cha-LAY-zee-yon). A chalazion is very different from a sty and is not an infection. It is instead a firm, round, smooth, painless bump usually some distance from the edge of the lid. A chalazion is a local tissue reaction to oily glandular secretions that were unable to reach the lid surface because the duct was blocked by debris.

Stys and chalazia are usually harmless and rarely affect your eyeball or your eyesight. They can occur at any age and tend to periodically recur.

What Causes It?

Stys are usually caused by staphylococcal bacteria, which often live right on the skin surface. Truth be told, our bodies are coated with billions of friendly bacteria that coexist with us. When the conditions are just right the bacteria feast on dead cells and other debris, resulting in the tender pimple.

For the sake of comparison, a chalazion is caused by the blockage of tiny eyelid gland ducts that normally transports an oily substance called meibom. This oily material enters the tear film to prevent tear evaporation. Trapped or misplaced oil stimulates the immune system to cleanup the mess. Chalazia develop over weeks-to-months.

What Are the Treatments?

While painful and unsightly, most stys heal within a few days on their own or with simple treatment. Chalazia, too, often disappear on their own, but it might take a month or more.

Typical treatment for a sty consists of applying warm compresses to the affected eye for 10 to 15 minutes four times daily for several days. This not only relieves pain and inflammation but also helps the sty ripen faster. Be sure to close your eye while you apply the compresses. When the sty comes to a head, continue applying warm compresses to relieve pressure and promote rupture. Do not squeeze the sty. Let it burst on its own.

If stys recur, your doctor may prescribe an oral antibiotic. Take the antibiotic as directed.

Minor surgery may be needed to completely drain a sty. After applying a local anesthetic, your ophthalmologist opens the sty and removes the contents. The eyelid usually heals quickly.

Although a chalazion will often disappear on its own, applying warm compresses may accelerate the healing process. Selected patients may benefit from a direct injection of anti-inflammatory medication to the area. The chalazion can also be removed through simple surgery under a local anesthetic. Your surgeon will usually apply an eyelid bandage for 24 hours.

Answer 7

Don't remove them - they're probably styes. I had a big one once and called a clinic who told me to put warm compresses on the skin for 20 minutes at a time a couple times a day. It worked wonders. If that doesn't work, then go see a doctor. Go easy on the eye cream and make up if you use either. They can contribute.

Answer 8

See your doctor...don't try to do this yourself. If the bumps are actaully styes, they might have staphlococcus in them and you might get that in your eye.

Answer 9

Might also possibly be calcium build up. I had a friend that had that once. She seen her doctor.

Answer 10

Whiteheads.