Chalazion

I had them and really dislike them. I went to a beauty clinic where the proprietor is a nurse. She put a needle in and zapped them with electricity - electrolysis. Quite painful but effective.

I would just add, it is worth getting it checked out if it doesn't go away just to check it isn't something nasty. This is the reason my GP sent me to an ophthalmologist just to be sure.

A chalazion is not calcium deposits but a blocked oil gland.

It’s not calcium deposits but a blocked oil gland. I be,Keven removal is simple and quick. Go for it.

There are great lotions for blepheritis and when used with warm eye masks work really well at unblocking ducts. I have dry eye and use a carboner eye gel. I was co instantly having itchy red eyes and optician recommended the lotion and eye mask. Worked a treat.

Mm Saggi - guess it's different when you really need the procedure - not sure I want to go through it when it's just for cosmetic reasons...
Ceaser15 - Did you have yours done on the NHS? Course they won't do things like that now without very good reason - guess it would cost me a few hundred pounds to go private. Decisions, decisions. It such a small thing really - but when it's on your eyelid you can't hide it...

I had chalazions removed as hot compresses and appropriate ointment did not work. It was done at an emergency eye clinic. It wasn't the most pleasant experience but soon over. I was pregnant at the time and the doctor said to imagine I was in labour instead!
I clearly remember going home on the train with my pregnant tum and a bandage round my head covering my eye and no-one offered me a seat.

To my mind, you bathe infected spots or boils with warm water to bring them to a head. If this is true of 'chalazions' (never heard of them!) I would suggest that you try castor oil. It's amazing stuff! Applied daily, it very soon brings the 'gunge' out.

Also great for atheletes foot, aching knees, and piles!

As for the little white spots (usually under the eyes) bathe daily with cider vinegar. Be patient. (Don't get in eyes!)

(I don't think I'd fancy taking a pin to them - Ouch!)

Had one of these on my eyelid for years. Eventually doc suggested it be removed so had local anaesthetic at hospital without any problem. Only negative, I ended up with black eye and it looked like I’d been hit by my DH!!!

Pollyanna2....I’ve just had an eye op (ptosis) after a cataract replacement went a bit wrong last year.Had it done under local of course but those injections 2/3 I think, into the eyelid are painful...but...over very quickly. Now I’m 9 weeks after the op and had six stitches removed from lid and gradually ‘getting there’. Yes painful, but I needed the op...don’t know as I would do it again though if the same thing happens when the other cataract is done!!

Thanks for responses - It's not always clear what these white lumps round the eyes can be is it! I did see a GP and explained to him that I have what I thought was a chalazion + was using warm compresses etc - he just agreed with everything I said + said that if I decided to have it removed to let him know and he would refer me to go private. Think I'll persevere with compresses for a while longer and hope it disappears!

Ready meals, I had one of those little white lumps on my lower eyelid and like you, picked at it until it came out. A tiny pin prick of hard white stuff. It left a tiny crater that never closed up.
When I next went for an eye test was told to see my GP about it.
GP referred me to an opthalmic surgeon who told me it was a basal cell carcinoma and would have to be removed.
They are not the kind that spreads but can go deeper so need to be taken out.
I ended up having two ops as the biopsy revealed it was bigger than initially thought. I had to have a skin graft and my eyelid sewn shut for six weeks. I'm due for my five year check next March when I hope to be signed off.
So, please don't assume these little spots, swellings etc can just be ignored. Get them checked out.
I also had monthly injections in the other eye for macular degeneration, now stable and it's really no big deal, so don't be put off by the needle thing. Your eyes are precious.

My mother had white swellings on the upper eyelids. My doctor sister said they were cholesterol deposits.

readymeals I remember my aunt paying privately to have those little white lumps removed. But like you, when I got one I used a fine needle and out it popped!

I don't think the little white hard lumps are the same thing as a chalazion. I had a couple of the little white things and I got rid of them by digging them out with a needle. They come out like little hard grains of uncooked rice. Never came back.

I’ve had several chalazions (meibomian cysts) they can be very painful if they get infected. I’ve never had them removed I’ve found that after about 6 months they just disappear! By the time you get an appointment with the NHS they will most likely have gone. I use hot compresses and chloramphenicol eye ointment (you can buy it over the counter) which was recommended by an eye consultant.

I have had two of these some years ago which were extremely painful. When I first visit GP I was told it was a stye which it clearly wasn't. The eye lid next to the eyeball secretes a lubricant which allows the eyelid to glide over the eye. When these lubricant ducts get blocked a chalazion occurs. They can just be a small bump or they can get inflammed, very painful and swell, impacting vision.
My chalazion was going to be removed but it became so large and split through the top lid of the eye. So then it was a matter of avoiding infection and bathing the eyelid.
My GD had several painful large chalazions when she was about 12. They tried removing via local procedure but it was too much and they knocked her out and removed them.
If the chalazion is small it is helpful to apply a warm compress and the gently massage the area to encourage the blockage to disperse. I would take advice from the eye clinic you are referred to.

A different thing, then, to what my relative had, which was a largish cyst on the eyelid.

Sorry for confusion!

Sometimes those things inside the eye-lid come and go without treatment but it's always handy to have an eye bath and boracic powder ( antiseptic ) for the eyes whatever the problem.

My granddaughter had two removed but had to have general anaesthetic due to her young age. The best advice I was given by optometrist was to leave the daily warm compress on for at least 7 mins and better for 10mins, not easy for a child. They are better dealt with when they are small.

A chalazion is a blocked oil duct, nothing to do with cholesterol or calcium, Still, can be very uncomfortable too.

A friend had one removed and said it was very simple I don’t think it’s the sane as the fat deposits talked about by some

Yes, warm eye compresses and also massaging the area after helps to clear it up. This is what my ophthalmologist advised. If it is not bothering you or not getting bigger I would not worry about it. It is a blocked tear duct and caused by blepharitis. As we get older the oil in the ducts gets thicker and can clog up the duct. I had one for over a year but it finally got smaller and went away on its own.

I get the occasional chalazion. .My eye consultant told me that that they are caused by blepharitis, and to use the warm eye compress on them.

Thanks DrUrmstongran?