Swelling after Chalazion surgery

[gtg282x]

I am planning on getting a surgery for a chalazion which I have had a for a few months now.  I wanted to know how long can I except swelling to last after this procedure?  ( 1 week, several weeks, months).  Thanks!

[bi6592]

did u have the surgery yet? im planning to have mine on saturday im worried

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

It could be another chalazion. Could be an inclusion or sebacious cyst, could be a conjunctival concretion.

JCH MD

[gtg282x]

Thank you for your response!  I am thinking about maybe canceling my surgery for now because I will be interviewing for jobs in the next few months and don't won't to appear as if I had been punched in the eye.  I have never actually seen how bad the swelling looks like after a chalazion excision?  Does it look much worse than having just a chalazion?  Mine is on the upper eyelid of my right eye close to my tear ducts/nose.

Also, today I noticed another very tiny yellow bump next to the chalazion bump when I flipped my eyelid over and am confused about what it might be.  Could it be another chalazion budding or something different?  Thank you again!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

varies too much to generalize. There are some discussions that you can access using the search feature or archives

JCH MD