Your upper or lower eyelid develops a pimple or an abscess.
An oil duct can occasionally become blocked by the germs that typically reside on the surface of your eyelid. It then becomes irritated. On the edge of your eyelid, bacteria and dead skin cells can also occasionally become lodged.
A pimple near to an eyelash is typically where a stye first appears. Before it explodes and subsequently heals, it develops into a red, uncomfortable lump that can remain for several days. Some sties are transient and heal by themselves. Others could need medical attention.
Styes are typically visible on the surface of your eyelid. However, they can develop deep within your eyelid. A red, uncomfortable lump can also be the result of an internal stye on the inside of your lid. However, the placement of it keeps a whitehead from developing on your eyelid. Once the illness is treated, this variety may also disappear. Some develop into a little cyst packed with fluid that your doctor will need to cut open and drain.
What Causes Styes?
Typically, a blocked oil gland and a certain kind of bacteria are to blame. Countless numbers of helpful bacteria dwell on your body and coexist with you. There isn't usually a problem. However, the bacteria can overproduce under the correct circumstances and result in a pimple.
What’s a Chalazion?
Scar tissue develops around the clogged gland that generates the stye if it never gets better. The discomfort goes away but the lump stays. This condition is known as chronic chalazion, which is pronounced cha-LAY-zee-yon.
Styes and chalazia (plural for chalazion) are typically not harmful. They hardly ever have an impact on your eye or vision. Rarely, they might result in cellulitis, a severe infection of the face. If you have any severe eyelid pain or swelling or redness, visit your eye doctor right away. They can occur at any age and frequently recur, especially in those who have rosacea or blepharitis, which is the chronic irritation of the eyelids.
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