Chalazion (chalazion) is a blockage of meibomian gland duct - adipose gland plate cartilage century.
When her secret inflammation deep in the century accumulates, covered by a capsule and a person in the century, education appears as a pea. This is the chalazion: it is firm to the touch and ectropion has the form granulomas. Chalazion grows slowly, often quite painless. large chalazion can put pressure on the cornea and cause astigmatic vision disturbance.
Causes
Causes of chalazion can be varied:
- reduction in immune function;
- respiratory diseases (especially hypothermia);
- violation of rules of personal hygiene;
- wearing contact lenses and the like. d.
Its appearance may be due to the fact that a person has, in principle, too oily skin: increased production of this gland (secret) can lead to blockage of the lacrimal drainage.
Chalazion is not inherited - it acquired the disease. And by the way, at a young age, it is much more common than in older people because the prostate in older people work less intensively.
chalazion treatment
Treatment: surgical and conservative.
Treatment without operation chalazion
In adults and older conservative treatment is usually not effective.
In children and adolescents in the treatment of chalazion used antibacterial drops, ointments combined with massage the eyelids (not! Press on the eyeballs), magnetic, resolving treatment: emoksipin drip and lotions with emoxipin.
Previously, we used the method treatment with corticosteroids. The cavity chalazion thin igolochkoj administered steroids that promote resorption accumulated secretions in the thickness of the century. But because a chalazion can mimic cancer tumors, to use this method is risky. The advantage remains with the surgical method.
Removal operations chalazion
Under local anesthesia, a cyst was excised and scraped therefrom pathological content is then applied with the ointment antibiotics and for several hours tightly sealed with adhesive eye. Cosmetically excision of the prostate is not visible, because it is made from the mucous membrane.
Forecast
As a general rule, to remove the chalazion surgery performed without complications.
In people with weakened immune systems who are suffering diabetes may be relapses chalazion formation.
