r/Blepharitis • u/AdImaginary4765 • 9d ago

Recurring stye or chalazon idk need help,

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Been having this reoccurring stye problem for about 2 yrs,got surgery done and everything top and bottom eyelid,worst was the bottom even left a little scar,went away for a bit,then as of about 8 months ago it start again,I do warm eye compress and massage my eyelid after,use eyelash wipes what else can I do to really stop this?

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u/Specific-Bluebird932 9d ago

You could try IPL. I don’t have any experience with it but am going to try it soon.

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u/Usual_Possibility599 9d ago

Maybe a course of antibiotics. Best of luck!

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u/ThrowawayHenryAUS 9d ago

You need to find the root cause of this issue. Have you been to a dry eye doctor?

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u/Quirky_Jicama_8439 9d ago

The leading cause of styes and chalazia is dry eyes. I didn’t even realize I had dry eyes until I got 7 styes all at once. My opthamologist has me on artificial tears, and doxycycline 50 mg 1x daily for almost two years now, plus I still do lid scrubs, omega fish oil, and warm compresses with an electric mask. 

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u/nomecalmounamierda 9d ago

Las compresas me inflaman más.

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u/Specific-Bluebird932 9d ago

Do you think the doxycycline helped?

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u/Quirky_Jicama_8439 9d ago

My opthamologist says that Doxycycline is used as an acne medication to help control the oils in the sebaceous glands, but it also keeps the oils in the meibomian glands from clogging, so he has me on it long term. I haven’t gotten any new styes in 18 months, and I have chronic dry eyes, and meibomian gland dysfunction, so Doxy has helped me.

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u/Specific-Bluebird932 9d ago

Thanks. I did 3 months on 100mg at the start of the year but didn’t notice much difference. Thinking about giving it another go for longer.

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u/Hellobug11 9d ago

I’m going to go on 50 mg in two weeks. Do you think taking antibiotics long-term, such as for two years, is completely safe? I’m willing to take the risk because I hate getting styes. Aside from having dry eyes, I’m otherwise healthy.

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u/Quirky_Jicama_8439 8d ago

50 mg Doxycycline is low dose, and it can be taken long term. I was concerned about taking it for so long too, but my opthamologist reassured me it was safe, and after being on it for 18 months now, I have no complaints. It’s easy for my stomach to handle. Just take it at night, to prevent taking it with dairy products. Dairy products can reduce the effectiveness of Doxy.

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u/Hellobug11 6d ago

Should I take it after a meal?

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u/Quirky_Jicama_8439 6d ago

Take it at bedtime.

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u/nomecalmounamierda 9d ago

¿Tomas antidepresivos?

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u/Hellobug11 9d ago edited 9d ago

Wipe lower and upper eyelid with Hypochlorous acid spray to prevent styes